Peripheral neuropathy is common and often a result of diabetes. It can also be a result of injury, exposure to toxins, autoimmune diseases, hereditary conditions, bone marrow disorders, vitamin deficiencies, as well as infections. Neuropathy usually presents as numbness, increased sensitivity, burning, loss of sensation, and muscle control, weakness and sometimes paralysis. In some cases, autonomic nerves can be affected. This can present as sensitivity to heat, digestive problems, and blood pressure regulation issues. Having your doctor confirm your symptom origin is always best as well as having their recommendation on best route for treatment.

Sciatica is a condition in which you have pain, numbness, or burning down the path of the sciatic nerve which is the largest nerve in your body. This path travels through the posterior hip and back of the thigh where it then bifurcates into two nerves that travel into back of calf and foot. It originates from the lower lumbar and upper sacral nerve roots. It is commonly explained as a condition originating from a nerve impingement at one or more of those segments of the spine. Impingements at the spine could be due to lumbar stenosis and/or lumbar disc derangements. There are also multiple sites along the pathway of the nerve that can have their own entrapments. The combination of having tight hip and leg muscles, a habit of moving excessively from the lumbar spine for daily activities, and compromised soft tissue mobility along the path of the nerve can really make things confusing as you try different efforts for relief. Your team at Breaux Bridge Physical Therapy are experts in differential diagnosis, evaluating all of the contributing factors to your sciatica and creating personalized programs for cases just like yours, that will get you feeling better, able to manage your condition and back on track to more tolerable activity sooner. Call us. We can get you started right away.

A nerve entrapment is a condition that is caused by a nerve losing its mobility, flexibility, and/or is being pinched between surrounding tissues. It can occur when there is trauma to surrounding tissues especially with significant swelling and tissue deformity. Trauma can be from injury, as well as faulty movement patterns or overuse. Symptoms from nerve entrapments can mimic those of other pathologies and make the diagnosing process challenging. The healing of contusions to nerve tissues caused by entrapments is a slow process and can only start once the tissues have been relieved of the entrapment. There is a variety of soft tissue treatment techniques as well as pain relieving techniques that can be used to help the recovery process. Your team at Breaux Bridge Physical Therapy are experts in differential diagnosis, evaluating all of the contributing factors to your nerve symptoms and creating personalized programs for cases just like yours, that will get you feeling better, able to manage your condition and back on track to more tolerable activity sooner.

This is a rare disorder that can be present in the upper and lower extremity and can occur after an injury, surgery, stroke, or heart attack. It is a somewhat unexplainable nerve behavior that involves nerve inflammation, pain, numbness, and/or sensitivity. RSD/CRPS is treated with medication but often requires physical therapy to regain strength, flexibility, joint mobility, and endurance lost during a period of decreased function as well as soft tissue techniques for desensitization. Your team at Breaux Bridge Physical Therapy are experts in creating personalized programs addressing RSD/CRPS, that will get you feeling better, able to manage your condition and back on track sooner. Call us. We can get you started right away.