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Anyone here dealing with peripheral neuropathy?

Neuropathy | Last Active: Apr 25 1:31pm | Replies (2916)

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@bethb94

Thank you for responding. I was told if I had numbness in my face that it could not be coming from my neck. I did have a cervical MRI and it showed some mild degeneration. i know the EMG will not show all nerves affected, I'm expecting that it just be a start. I will need a skin biopsy to show if small fiber nerves are affected. The most depressing part is that I've learned despite having these tests and what they show, there's not much they can do for you. Thanks again for sharing.

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@bethb94 Don't give up because of what tests say. Nerves can get compressed because of tight muscles anywhere in the body, and tight fascial restrictions. Myofascial release (MFR) stretches the fascia so muscles can move normally again. Tests are just looking at a snapshot on a particular day and time. I do get some trigeminal nerve tingling in my face from time to time, and that seems to be caused by tightness in my neck which pulls up into my ear and jaw that is tighter on one side. When my therapist opens this up, it resolves that problem. she does traditional physical therapy with MFR work. See myofascialrelease.com for information. I had a cervical disc problem which generated lots of muscle spasms pulling up to my jaw, and I have thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) that contributes to one side being too tight. You can ask for a PT evaluation and you can find PTs with MFR training at the website. Not all of them pay for a listing, so you can call Therapy on the Rocks in Sedona, AZ, and ask for names of people who trained there in John Barnes methods. Doing yoga and the "cupping" are also ways that stretch fascia, but if you have tightness in your neck and jaw, that is were a PT needs to work. I hope that information helps. Don't give up.