Medical journalist Hidoc, editor Kim Do-hwanㅣSource: Hidoc
When you experience numbness in your feet, you are bothered by the numbness and pain you feel every time you walk, making your daily life uncomfortable. Because I feel numb even when I sleep, it becomes difficult to sleep well, and as tiredness increases, I become lethargic. As your range of activities narrows, you may feel depressed and withdrawn, and you may feel anxious that your illness will not improve.
When you feel numbness in your feet, it’s often thought to be due to pressure on a nerve in your lower back or poor blood circulation in your legs. In fact, there are many other causes of numbness in the feet. Let’s take a closer look at the causes of numbness in the feet and how to treat them.
The exact cause must be identified and treated… Peripheral neuritis cannot be treated with painkillers alone.
Numbness in the feet can occur due to diabetes or as a side effect of cancer medications. It can be caused by tightness in the calf muscles or inflammation of the nerves. In some cases, this may occur because nerves become overly sensitive or brain function deteriorates and sensations cannot be accurately recognized. Also, due to diseases such as varicose veins, restless legs syndrome and peripheral neuropathy, severe numbness in the feet may be felt.
At this time, the cause of foot numbness must be identified thoroughly and treated accordingly to improve foot numbness. If the nerves in your lower back are compressed, you can prevent nerve compression, and if the cause is poor blood circulation in the legs, you can help improve circulation.
However, even if the cause is known, treatment can be difficult. One of these is “peripheral neuritis,” which causes problems with the peripheral nerves in the skin of the toes. Painkillers are often taken for numbness in the feet due to peripheral neuritis. However, although painkillers are useful in extinguishing acute pain such as pain caused by peripheral neuropathy, they are not medicines that treat peripheral neuritis. If peripheral neuritis is not addressed thoroughly, the disease can worsen and eventually develop tolerance, making painkillers less effective. In this case, herbal treatment can help improve peripheral neuritis.
Improving physical function through Eastern medicine treatment can help in treatment.
According to statistics on patients who visited oriental medicine clinics, peripheral neuritis was commonly observed in patients who were 60 or 70 years old or older. Numbness in the feet tended to occur mostly in cases where people had worked a lot in their youth, had experience with back surgeries or procedures, had uncontrolled diabetes, and had damaged peripheral nerves due to chemotherapy.
However, we often see cases where people who do not have these problems and are confident in their health suffer from peripheral neuritis. There are people who say they have done physical activity regularly, such as hiking or walking, or who up until this age have no pain or tiredness, but suddenly suffer from peripheral neuritis. In these cases, an actual exam can reveal many other health abnormalities, including neurological problems. This is a case where brain function has decreased, blood vessels have aged, or chronic fatigue has accumulated, but the person is not aware of this.
Eastern medicine treatment is a treatment method that can help our body overcome diseases by solving problems within the body. If you strengthen the functions of the brain and nervous system and allow clean blood to circulate to the toes, damaged peripheral nerves can be reborn as sprouts.
Written by = Hidoc Medical Reporter, Director Kim Do-hwan (oriental doctor)
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