What Causes Neuropathy?
Neuropathy has many different causes.
The most common metabolic cause that is seen in a physician office is patients with diabetes. Nearly 60% of all patients with diabetes develop neuropathy. As if the pain, numbness, swelling, burning, tingling, sleepless nights, balance issues, along with all the other symptoms that go along with neuropathy is not bad enough, approximately 86,000 Americans each year undergo amputations as a result of uncontrolled neuropathy.
Other causes include:
– Chemotherapy
– Alcoholism
– Drugs/prescription medication
-War toxins, industrial toxins