Burning Pain Treatment in Sioux Falls

Jan couldn’t understand why her feet burned. There were no injuries that could account for the pain. At first, she thought it was her shoes, but replacing them didn’t eliminate the discomfort. She still had hours of work left before she could go home, but even that thought wasn’t as comforting as it once was.

She plunked down at her desk, removed her shoes, and put her feet up. But even that only brought partial relief. Her feet were hypersensitive to touch. Some nights, the sensitivity was so heightened that even the slight pressure of the bed sheet felt like too much. She didn’t know what to do.

Does Jan’s story sound familiar? If so, you may be experiencing the effects of peripheral neuropathy. What is peripheral neuropathy? Will it go away? What can you do to find relief?

What Causes Nerve Damage?

Unfortunately, there are many causes of neuropathy. The key to figuring out which burning pain treatment you need is assessing the root cause of the damage.

Nerves need oxygen, nutrients, unrestricted range of motion, and structural stability to thrive. You mess with any element, and you get nerve damage. Damaged nerves can’t signal normally, and signals get interpreted as burning feet, pain, tingling, numbness, hypersensitivity, or perceived temperature changes. Causes include:

• Genetics: Some genetic conditions cause nerve deterioration.
• Infectious Disease: Infectious diseases like Lyme and shingles can also cause nerve damage.
• Chemotherapy: While chemotherapy kills cancer cells, it does damage to healthy cells also. A common side effect is peripheral neuropathy.

Will It Go Away?

Correcting the underlying cause could lead to full regeneration if you catch neuropathy early enough. Of course, the longer the damage goes unchecked, the higher the likelihood of permanent damage.

• Exercise: Moderate exercise increases blood flow and oxygenation and can encourage new blood vessels to grow. The trick is finding a balance between enough exercise to provide benefits without overtaxing your system and causing stress and increased inflammation. Start small and work your way up until you find the right balance. As your overall health improves, you can do more over time.
• Nutrition: A simple lifestyle analysis or even a blood test can tell you if you are deficient in any essential vitamins and minerals. Your provider can then tell you how to correct the problem safely. You’re generally safe with water-soluble vitamins, like vitamin C. You pass excess amounts through your urine. Fat-soluble vitamins, however, can build up in your system, and some can be toxic in large quantities. Your provider can recommend a supplement dosage based on your needs.
• Traditional Medicine: Traditional medicine looks for a pharmaceutical solution. The most commonly used medicines are anti-seizure drugs, antidepressants, and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.

The problem with using drugs to treat nerve damage is that they don’t always address the root cause, meaning they mask the symptoms rather than fixing the damage. By ignoring the root cause, damage can progress. Drugs also come with side effects, as seen below.

Anti-seizure drugs.

• Gabapentin (Gralise, Neurontin)
  Side effects: mood changes, clumsiness, continuous uncontrollable eye movements, drowsiness, chills, black and tarry stools, cough, fever, memory loss, chest pain, pain and swelling in arms and legs, sores in the mouth, sore throat, difficulty urinating, unusual bleeding.
• Pregabalin (Lyrica)
  Side effects: weight gain, drowsiness, difficulty concentrating, confusion, dry mouth, dizziness, agitation, constipation, respiratory depression, anger, fear, depression, and violence.

Antidepressants.

• Amitriptyline
  Side effects: weakness, nausea, vomiting, vivid dreams, changes in sex drive or ability, drowsiness, dry mouth, head pain, constipation, trouble urinating, blurred vision, burning or tingling in hands and feet, weight gain, heavy sweating, confusion, and unsteadiness on feet.
• Desipramine (Norpramin).
  Side effects: blurred vision, confusion, gut pain, nausea, throwing up, cough, dizziness, convulsions, loss of coordination, racing heartbeat, anxiety, inability to move or speak, uncontrolled muscle movement, loss of appetite, incontinence, unsteady walking, hallucinations, nightmares, restlessness, rash, fever, sweating, swelling, yellow eyes and skin.
• Nortriptyline (Pamelor)
  Side effects: redness in the face, neck, chest, and arms, increased risk for heart attack or stroke, pounding or uneven heartbeat, cold sweats, agitation, confusion, blurry vision, dizziness, chest pain, tinnitus, hallucinations, paranoia, inability to move or speak, difficulty urinating, hostility, difficulty breathing, loss of balance, uncontrolled muscle movement, loss of consciousness, slurred speech, panic, swollen lymph glands, sores in the mouth, seizures.

Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

• Venlafaxine (Effexor XR).
  Side effects: decreased sex drive, difficulty ejaculating, inability to orgasm, impotence, head pain, weakness, blurred vision, uneven heartbeat, chest pain, mood swings, suicidal thoughts, lightheadedness, tinnitus (ringing in ears), incontinence, rash.
• Duloxetine (Cymbalta, Drizalma Sprinkle)
  Side effects: bad-smelling breath, rash, blisters or peeling skin, blindness, blurred vision, dizziness, fainting, chest pain, elevated heart rate, confusion, cold sweat, difficulty swallowing, thirst, reduced urine output, joint and muscle pain, red skin lesions, vomiting blood, yellow eyes and skin, weakness, hive-like swelling (of the face, tongue, throat, extremities, or sex organs).

Medicating neuropathy masks the symptoms with potentially harmful substances, and it keeps you from getting to the source of the problem.

1. Encourage blood vessel repair and regeneration
2. Increase blood, oxygen, and nutrient flow to starving nerves
3. Identify malnutrition issues to encourage nerve conductivity and regeneration
4. Ease discomfort

We’re also conscious of your budget and time. Rather than keeping you returning to the office multiple times a week, we are sometimes able to offer at-home options for burning feet pain treatment. That way, you can accelerate treatment from the comfort of your home. That means less expense and hassle for you. We help you achieve wellness in the most efficient and economical way possible.