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Neuropathy: Numbness only, no pain

Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 14 3:29pm | Replies (508)
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@afirefly

Thank you John for your lengthy and thoughtful reply to my questions and for starting a Neuropathy Numbness subgroup. The large response to this new subgroup suggests the subgroup will be relevant to many. Your posting and that of others suggest exercising the muscles within the numb area will temporarlly reduce the numbness. Conversely, in my experience, static pressure on a portion of my foot or fingers seems to temporarily worsen the numbness. You mention doing balancing exercises. Does your neurologist believe your small fiber neuropathy is contributing to your imbalance?
Imbalance is certainly a symptom of a large fiber sensory neuropathy.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Sep 12, 2020

Hi @afirefly, I haven't talked with my neurologist since my diagnosis in 2016. I think my balance issues could be related to several autoimmune conditions but if I had to make a non medically educated guess, I think it's mostly due to degenerative arthritis in my lower spine and the fact that I have difficulty walking any distance due to leaning forward but not quite as bad as Camptocormia (bent spine syndrome). I've been doing PT exercises to improve my posture and strengthen the lower back but probably not as much as I should be doing. I'm a work in progress 🙂 Here's some more info on balance issues - 5 most common balance problems seniors experience: https://www.sunriseseniorliving.com/blog/september-2017/5-most-common-balance-problems-seniors-experience.aspx

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