Diabetic Nerve Pain

Providing Relief in Diabetic Nerve Pain

Do you suffer from Painful Diabetic Nerve Pain, also known as Painful Diabetic Neuropathy? Have you tried multiple medications or therapies and nothing seems to work?

If you answered yes, you may have a new minimally invasive option with nerve stimulation!

What is Peripheral Neuropathy?

Peripheral neuropathy is the result of damage to the peripheral nerves. It can affect multiple areas of your body, but most commonly affects the hands and feet.

The most common cause is diabetes. Peripheral Neuropathy is typically treated with oral medications, but commonly these medications don’t work well enough or they stop working and can have side effects severe enough to prevent you from enjoying life such as dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, and weakness.

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Symptoms

Persistent burning pain in the feet or legs.
Tingling or prickling sensation (paresthesia).
Numbness, making it difficult to feel sensations like temperature or touch.
Hypersensitivity to touch, leading to pain even with light pressure.
Sharp, stabbing pains, often described as electric shocks.

Risk Factors

Poorly managed blood sugar levels over an extended period.
Long duration of diabetes diagnosis.
Being overweight or obese.
High blood pressure.
Smoking or alcohol abuse, which can exacerbate nerve damage.

If you want to take your life back from pain, a spinal cord stimulator may be an option for you!

8 out of 10 people experience substantial long-term relief
The goal is to reduce your pain by 50%, but on average decreases pain by 77%.
Most people reported reduced numbness, burning, and tingling sensations.
Significantly improved sleep with pain interfering with sleep decreased by over 60% on average.

Treatment

The initial procedure involves the placement of a trial or temporary stimulation lead for up to 1 week. The trials will determine if you experience adequate pain relief prior to undergoing a permanent placement.

If you receive significant pain relief and want to move forward with a permanent placement, we will schedule a permanent placement in 2 to 4 weeks.

You will go home the same day for both procedures. The initial trial procedure will take 20-30 minutes and around 45 minutes for the permanent placement. While under sedation, the areas of the back and buttock will be numbed with local anesthetic. The electrode leads will be placed in the epidural space with x-ray guidance. The electrodes will then be connected to a small generator/battery pack which for permanent placements is placed under the skin overlying the buttocks. This procedure is similar to a pacemaker placement in the chest. You will then recover for 1 hour and then discharged home

Why Choose Apex?

Our board-certified, highly experienced doctors treat each patient with individual care, attention, and comprehensive follow-up care to ensure complete rehabilitation.

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