Neuropathy Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Hill Regional Hospital

1. NEUROPATHY: CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS Hill Regional Hospital

2. Neuropathy Neuropathy is a medical condition caused by injury to the nervous system. Nerve dysfunction is characterised by numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, and discomfort in the affected area. Nerve injury causes the nerves to transmit erroneous messages or no signals at all to the brain. As a result, you could damage yourself and not recognise it because you aren't in pain, or you could injure yourself and not realise it because you are in agonising pain while sitting on your couch.

3. Which nerves can be affected in neuropathy? Neuropathic pain can affect: Sensory nerves: nerves that carry messages from your five senses Motor nerves: nerves that control muscle movement Autonomic nerves: nerves responsible for breathing, digestion, heart rate, blood pressure and sweating

4. Different Types of Neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy: Autonomic neuropathy: Compression mononeuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy affects the extremities of the body: hands, arms, legs, and feet. Autonomic neuropathy affects the nerves that control breathing and digestion. This type of neuropathy can affect the heart, the blood pressure, and the digestive system. Compression mononeuropathy comes from the damage or compression of a single nerve that restricts the blood flow to the nerves and affects how they function.

5. Contact Us Hill Regional Hospital is YOUR community healthcare provider. As a rural hospital, we are designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH). Phone Number 254-580-8500 Address 101 Circle Drive Hillsboro, TX 76645 Website https://www.hillregionalhospital.com/blogs/neuropathy/