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Peripheral Neuropathy : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Exercise and Balanced Diet
  • Limit Alcohol Use to Moderate Levels

Prevention Overview Articles

Peripheral neuropathy
If a prolonged procedure or immobility is expected, appropriate measures (such as padding vulnerable areas) can be taken beforehand to reduce the risk of nerve problems. Some people have a hereditary predisposition for neuropathy. Such people need...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 7, 2006
Peripheral Neuropathy
The term peripheral neuropathy encompasses a wide range of disorders in which the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord-peripheral nerves-have been damaged. Peripheral neuropathy may also be referred to as peripheral neuritis, or if many ner...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Peripheral Neuropathy
Similar to electrical wiring in a house, the body has a highly complex network of nerves made up of bundles of neurons, axons, and dendrites. This network originates in the brain and extends down through the spinal cord. These nerves branch off at...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Prevention Articles

Helping Someone Manage Diabetes
Meal planning and blood sugar monitoring. Medicines and multiple injections. The day-in and day-out requirements of diabetes management can overwhelm those with this chronic disease.
Source:StayWell
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