Neuropathy is a nerve that is compressed, irritated or damaged somewhere along its length. The symptoms — burning, pins and needles, numbness, a foot that feels wrapped in cloth — come from the nerve itself rather than from the tissue where they are felt.
Where along the nerve it is happening is the thing worth establishing. A root irritated at the spine produces a band of symptoms; a nerve compressed further down the limb produces a patch; a diffuse small-fiber problem produces a glove or stocking pattern. They are not treated the same way.
Pain is what brings people in, but numbness is what creates risk. A foot that cannot feel the ground changes how you balance, and the consequence of that is a fall rather than discomfort.
That is why the examination tests balance and gait alongside sensation and reflexes, and why Physical Therapy in a neuropathy plan is about stability as much as strength.
The Denver metro is covered from Downtown Denver, Lowry, Central Park, Northglenn, Lakewood, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, SE Aurora and Southlands, each with Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic and Acupuncture in the same building.
Winter is a practical factor with numb feet. Ice and a foot that cannot feel the ground are a bad combination, so the balance work matters more here between November and March than the pain score does.
Where pain persists, the Pain Management physicians assess whether a spinal cord stimulator trial or a nerve block is appropriate. Both are performed in office at Northglenn for the Denver metro.
Nerve testing is arranged where it changes the plan and skipped where it does not. Much of what decides treatment comes from the examination itself rather than from a study.
Most major commercial plans are accepted and most Medicare Advantage plans are in network in Colorado. Benefits are verified before the first appointment. No referral is needed and appointments are usually available within the same week.
The general page on neuropathy goes into more detail, alongside Pain Management in Denver and Chiropractic care in Denver.
Every clinic below has Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture and Pain Management on one chart, so care can move between them without a new referral.
Downtown out through the north, west, south and east suburbs.
Academy, InterQuest and Tenderfoot cover the north, central and south of the city.
Harmony in Fort Collins and our Greeley clinic serve Larimer and Weld counties.
Across the Valley, from the West Valley through Phoenix to the East Valley.
Yes. Numbness without pain is the version that leads to injuries going unnoticed and to falls, and it is worth examining early.
Yes, and it is common. A nerve can be irritated at the spine and again further down the limb, which is why the examination tests the whole path.
No. It is arranged where it would change the plan and skipped where it would not.
Sometimes. Where the nerve is irritated rather than lost, sensation can return as the irritation settles. Where it is damaged, the aim shifts to protecting the foot and managing the pain.
Because balance is the real risk with numb feet. In a Denver winter that matters more than the pain score.
A temporary trial of leads placed to see whether stimulation controls the pain before anything is implanted. It is performed in office at Northglenn for this metro.
Any of them. All run Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic and Acupuncture in the one building.
Most major commercial plans are accepted and most Medicare Advantage plans are in network in Colorado. Benefits are checked before the first visit.
Mountain View Pain Center treats neuropathy across the Denver metro, with Pain Management, Physical Therapy, Chiropractic and Acupuncture in the same clinic and on the same chart.
