Bonita Springs Health Center

What Is Peripheral Neuropathy?

Peripheral neuropathyis disorder of nerve(s) that connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body including, arms, legs and organs. These peripheral nerves malfunction due to damage or disease and disrupts the normal functioning. Patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy may have numbness, muscle weakness, dizziness or fainting, tingling, unusual sensations, weakness, or burning pain.

If your peripheral nerves are damaged in some way the messages passed to central nervous system aren’t delivered properly or at all.

This may be caused by some injury, systemic illness or infection. But the most common cause of persistent (chronic) peripheral neuropathy is Diabetes. Chemotherapy, disc protrusions and medications (especially stain drugs) can also cause peripheral neuropathy.

WHO Can Treat Peripheral Neuropathy?

Dr. Robert Gilliland is board certified inIntegrative Medicine, which is a combination of traditional medicines or alternative medicine. He is highly trained and has post-graduate training in neurology, nutrition, functional endocrinology and functional blood chemistry analysis. Dr. Robert will order blood tests or other laboratory tests to find the cause of the peripheral neuropathy, or other chroic health problems. He will use natural therapies to address the cause of the problems. Dr. Robert Gilliland introduces Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy to treat various chronic health problems, including peripheral neuropathy at Bonita Springs, Florida.

What Is PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY (PEMFT)?

Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy is a new approach to treat pain and many other chronic conditions by using pulsed electromagnetic fields to create a pulsing, moving energy.

These energy waves are passed onto the patient’s body to reduce inflammation, increase circulation and increase cellula