01 · Regenerative first
Regenerative medicine
Your provider may discuss regenerative therapies as one part of a neuropathy plan, given here by our nurse practitioner.
About regenerative medicineNeuropathy in Redmond, OR
Numbness and tingling deserve a careful look.
Tingling, burning or numbness in the feet or hands can change how you walk, sleep and keep your balance. We build your care around your exam and your health history.
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- Planned case by case
- Five therapies, one clinic
- Balance and strength coaching
Where it hurts: the hands and feetThe full body map
The short answer
Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. It often brings numbness, tingling, burning or pain in the feet or hands, and it can affect balance. Diabetes is a common cause. Our Redmond clinic plans neuropathy care after an exam.
Is numbness making you watch your step?
Neuropathy can make the ground feel uncertain under your feet, turn a buttoned shirt into a chore, or wake you with burning toes at night. You may start watching your feet as you walk.
What can a neuropathy plan include?
A plan can include regenerative therapies, focused shockwave, chiropractic care, guided rehab and sometimes spinal decompression. Which of these fit depends on your exam and on what is behind your symptoms.
What is going on
What neuropathy is
Peripheral neuropathy covers the many conditions that damage the peripheral nerves, the network that carries signals between the spinal cord and the rest of the body. Damaged sensory nerves can cause tingling, pain and numbness, and loss of position sense can affect balance and walking.
What is actually happening
The nerves are affected
A cause such as diabetes, an injury or an infection affects the nerves.
Signals change
Damaged nerves send weaker, mixed or painful signals.
Balance suffers
Numbness and lost position sense make balance and fine tasks harder.
Who this usually affects
- People with numb, tingling or burning feet
- Anyone with tingling or weakness in the hands
- People whose balance has slipped as their feet lost feeling
When it is something else
- New symptoms after a change in medicine, which your prescribing doctor should review
- A foot wound that needs medical wound care
- Numbness with a rash, which needs a medical check first
Note
Talk with the doctor who prescribed a medicine before you stop taking it.
Your balance and sensation are noted at your first visit, so your provider can compare them as your plan goes on.
Is this what you feel?
Symptoms of neuropathy
Symptoms depend on which nerves are affected: sensory, motor or both.
Your list
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Bring your list to the evaluation; it helps us start in the right place.
Book an evaluationWhy it happens
What can cause neuropathy
Finding the cause matters, because some causes can be managed.
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Diabetes and blood sugar
Diabetes is one of the most common causes of neuropathy. Diabetic neuropathy often starts as numb, tingling or burning feet, and keeping blood sugar in a safe range may ease the symptoms.
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Injury and pressure on a nerve
Car accidents, falls, sports injuries and medical procedures can injure nerves. A nerve squeezed at the wrist, as in carpal tunnel syndrome, or near the spine can also bring numbness and tingling.
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Infections
Shingles, Lyme disease and some other infections can attack nerve tissue. Lyme disease can cause nerve symptoms within a few weeks of the infection.
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Medicines and toxins
Some chemotherapy drugs and other medicines can affect the nerves, though not everyone who takes them develops neuropathy. Heavy alcohol use and other toxins can damage nerves too.
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Blood flow and other conditions
Smoking, high blood pressure and narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the nerves. Tumors sometimes press on nerve fibers, one more reason a new pattern of numbness deserves a medical check.
How we treat it
Neuropathy care in Redmond
Neuropathy care at our Redmond clinic is planned case by case after your provider examines you. A plan can combine focused shockwave, chiropractic care, guided rehab, regenerative therapies and sometimes spinal decompression.
- 02Focused shockwave therapy
A handheld applicator delivers acoustic pulses from outside the body, with the intensity set as you go.
- 03Chiropractic adjustments
Adjustments for the spine and joints when your exam shows they are part of what you feel.
- 04Guided rehab
Balance, strength and walking exercises, coached in the clinic, with a home program in between.
- 05Spinal decompression
Sometimes added when a disc may be pressing on a nerve: a computerized table stretches the spine in gentle cycles.
Regenerative therapies are not a cure and results vary. Some biologic products discussed here are not FDA approved for this use. Your provider will review options, risks and costs with you.
What to expect
What to expect over time
Treatment depends on the type and location of nerve damage, so every plan is different.
- Your first visit
We review your medicines and health conditions, and your provider examines you.
- The first weeks
The treatments your plan includes, plus foot care and safety habits at home.
- Building balance
Coached strength and balance exercises, continued at home between visits.
Nerves change slowly, and how yours respond depends on the cause.
Can it wait?
When numbness needs urgent care
Do not wait
Get urgent care today if
- Weakness or trouble moving, along with numbness or tingling
- Numbness or tingling just after a head, neck or back injury
- You cannot control an arm or a leg, or you lose bladder or bowel control
- Confusion or passing out, even briefly
- Slurred speech, a change in vision or trouble walking
Go to urgent care or an emergency room, or call 911.
While it settles
During a flare-up
Go to a hospital or call 911 for any of these. Contact a provider soon if numbness has no clear cause, or if numbness in your legs gets worse when you walk.
Cost and payment
Planning for the cost
- Your care
Prices are not posted online.
Your cost depends on which treatments your plan includes and how many visits it takes.
- Pay over time
- Costs are reviewed with you at your consultation, and financing is available through Cherry.
In patients' own words
5.0 · 216 Google reviews
...When I began, because of the neuropathy in my feet, I could not feel my feet, I couldn't wiggle my toes, I could not do the things we as humans take for granted. With the support of the staff at the clinic, I have gotten much of my life back....
Individual results vary.
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Who you will see
Your neuropathy care team
Your neuropathy plan brings our team together. Our founder and a second Doctor of Chiropractic lead it, our nurse practitioner gives any injections, and medical assistants coach your rehab.
Dr. Kent Rookstool, DC, Doctor of Chiropractic and founder · Summerlyn Ellis, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner
Book a visit with our teamGetting here
A drive from Jefferson County
Culver is about 28 minutes from the clinic and Madras about 48 minutes, both by Highway 97.
1020 SW Indian Ave Ste 100, Redmond, OR 97756 · (541) 923-6024
Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM
- CulverHighway 97 · 18.9 mi28min
- MadrasHighway 97 · 29.8 mi48min
- TerrebonneHighway 97 · 6.5 mi11min
- BendHighway 97 · 16.6 mi24min
- PrinevilleHighway 126 · 18.4 mi22min
Your first visit
Schedule Your Neuropathy Evaluation
Share a brief note about where it hurts, what sets it off and how long it has been going on. We will evaluate your symptoms, discuss your goals, and explain which options may fit.
Request a time
Call (541) 923-6024. Mornings or afternoons, Monday to Thursday.
Understand what is driving it
We look at how your pain behaves, what movements trigger it, and what tissues may be involved.
A clear plan
We walk you through what we find in plain language and outline next steps that match your goals.
- Pay over time
- Cherry financing. No hard credit checks.
- No referral
- No referral is needed.
- Hours
- Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM
What causes numbness and tingling in the feet?
Peripheral neuropathy is a common cause, and diabetes is one of its most common sources. Injuries, pressure on a nerve, infections, some medicines and heavy alcohol use are others. A nerve pinched near the spine can also send tingling into a leg or foot.
Why does neuropathy affect my balance?
Your sensory nerves tell your brain where your feet are. When they are damaged, you can lose that position sense, which makes it harder to walk on uneven ground or keep your balance in the dark or with your eyes closed. Balance and strength exercises can help you stay steady.
How do I protect my feet with neuropathy?
Check your feet every day for cuts, redness, swelling, sores or blisters, even if they feel fine. Wear shoes and socks or slippers, even indoors, and choose shoes that fit well. See a provider promptly for any open sore on your foot, especially if you have diabetes.
Can carpal tunnel cause numb hands?
Yes. Carpal tunnel syndrome is pressure on a nerve at the wrist, and it can bring numbness and tingling into the hand. A splint that holds the wrist in position can reduce the pressure on the nerve while it heals.
Do you treat neuropathy in the hands?
Yes. Neuropathy can affect the hands as well as the feet, and it can make buttons, small objects and your grip harder to manage. Your exam checks where the nerve trouble starts, including the neck, and your plan is built around what it finds.
How is peripheral neuropathy diagnosed?
It starts with questions about your symptoms, your work, alcohol use and family history, then a neurological exam that often checks how you feel touch, vibration and temperature. Blood tests can look for diabetes or vitamin deficiencies, and electromyography with a nerve conduction study measures how well nerves and muscles work.
Advanced Pain Solutions
Your first visit starts here.
A careful exam of your feet, hands and balance.
Mon to Thu 9 AM to 6 PM · 1020 SW Indian Ave Ste 100, Redmond