Nerve Repair has been studied for many years. It is still a subject that is thoroughly researched and is a study that will continue to be looked into for years to come as well. The research from many different studies has all influenced the implications of the spinal areas and how nerve regeneration can help many individuals recover from a spinal cord injury as quickly as possible.
Based on these studies, one of the best treatments in spinal cord injuries is Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF). This therapy has been found to not only be really effective in treatment but it is also one of the safest treatments that can be used to treat spinal cord injuries.
What is Nerve Regeneration?
Neuroregeneration is a complex and extremely delicate process that usually occurs when the nerve cells, tissues, and cell products begin to regrow themselves to repair a part of the body. The nervous system, in particular, made up of the brain, the spinal cord, and thousands of nerves, can take a serious hit if the nerves become damaged in any way.
There are several different nerves that have specific functions and make up the nervous system.
- Autonomic nerves control involuntary activities of the body, like your heart rate, blood pressure and the ability to control your body temperature.
- The next type of nerves, motor nerves, focus on your movements and actions by sending signals to the muscles you need for the particular movement to occur.
- And lastly, sensory nerves are the nerves that carry information from your skin to the brain and spinal cord, then that processed information goes out to your senses, letting you experience sensations like pain or a sweet smell.
If any of these nerves are damaged, a number of serious problems can occur for an individual, anything from paralysis to even death. This is why the regeneration process is so important, so the nerves can heal themselves to get the body functioning properly.
Symptoms of Nerve Damage
There are about 100 different types of nerve damage. The number of Americans suffering from peripheral nerve damage is astounding – around 20 million people to be exact. Since there are so many different types of nerve damage, the symptoms for discovering this nerve damage are all over the charts as well.
There can be a large variety of symptoms to study when trying to diagnose nerve damage. A vast amount of the symptoms will depend on where your pain is located and which types of nerves have actually be affected.
If your autonomic nerves have been damaged, there are several different symptoms that you may experience including not being able to feel chest pain, excessive sweating, dry eyes and dry mouth, bladder, and sexual dysfunctions. If you experience damage to your motor nerves you may experience different things.
For example, some symptoms of motor nerve damage include weakness, twitching, and paralysis. On the other hand, if you experience sensory nerve damage, you may experience sensitivity, numbness, tingling or a prickling feeling, and a burning feeling.
It may be hard to tell exactly which nerves have been damaged because you can experience different symptoms at the same time, for example, if you have a twitch in your arm but it is feeling numb as well, that is a sign of nerve damage but not sure which type that would be.
Causes of Nerve Damage
There are several different ways that your nerves can have damage, therefore there are several different causes that can happen to your nerves that could damage them as well. There is not one single way that nerve damaged is caused, but rather, the damage can be caused by a lot of different things at once.
For example, there are several autoimmune diseases that can cause the same symptoms of nerve damage. These diseases like Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Lupus, or Multiple Sclerosis are all diseases that somewhat focus on the nerves and cause the individual extreme amounts of pain.
Another cause of nerve damage can be Cancer. There are several different areas of the body in which cancer can show up. The masses or tumors that are produced as the cancer spreads and gets bigger and bigger will begin to push up against the nerves or even completely crush the nerve all together, which causes the nerve to send the pain signal to the brain.
Chemotherapy and radiation, which are treatments of most cancers, have also been known to cause nerve pain and damage in a very small amount of individuals.
Never damage can also be caused by the individual having an infectious disease and not knowing about it! Some of the different infectious diseases will be able to affect the nerves in your body. Some of these types of infectious diseases damage the body and fully affect a person’s nerves and how the body responds. Lyme disease, Herpes, and Hepatitis C are all examples of infectious diseases that can contribute to this.
Treatment of Nerve Damage
There is currently lots of research studies that are being conducted to more thoroughly figure out how to treat nerve damage. Even with all of the research continuing, there are certain forms of nerve damage that is not treatable. Doctors have to look at all of the symptoms of your nerve pain in order to figure out what the best treatment options are.
Usually, the first means of treatment is to give some sort of temporary relief like with Tylenol or Advil. Doctors also try to get to the root of the problem by making you go through some routine change like correcting a nutritional deficiency.
Sometimes a doctor might suggest adding physical therapy to the routine as well. This helps to stretch out the legs and also to help you be able to experience no nerve damage.
PEMF Therapy and Nerve Regeneration
You can also get treatment with the Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF). This type of treatment has been really popular as a therapy for nerve regeneration and has been proven extremely effective. PEMF has been known to be crucial for maintaining optimum spinal health.
After many doctors suggest for the nerves to be burnt, the pain should stop immediately. Nerve regeneration should begin between nine and 14 months after the burning process is completed, however, once they regenerate, there is a high possibility that the pain will come back as well.
PEMF is used as a complementary therapy to go along with the “burning nerves” and taking muscle relaxers to help neutralize the pain when it hits. PEMF therapy will help to stimulate the nerves and eventually repair your nerves. The nerves respond to differently in every person.
For instance, some patients had a response to the therapy with a medium amount of therapy sessions, but in other cases, some people needed higher frequency and longer sessions of therapy before their nerves responded to the therapy. PEMF has been proven to cause the neurons in the nerves to become active again while helping the process of cell death to function better as well.
Conclusion
When it comes to treatment options for nerve damage, PEMF Therapy and Nerve Regeneration go hand in hand. Using PEMF therapy as a treatment option for spinal cord injuries and nerve damage is a great resource to help nerves begin to rebuild themselves.
Although the therapy isn’t guaranteed to work every single time, it is still worth the option of trying out before things get progressively worse. This type of therapy is safe and non-invasive. PEMF therapy should definitely be considered and in the conversation when a patient is considering treatments for their nerve damage and for nerve regeneration purposes.