Topic: difference between nerve damage and neurapathy?
janice victorov
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Ok. Morning. I have been having my left side fall asleep and upon waking, it's numb/tingly. It takes a long time for me to shake it awake.
I went to the chiropractor who did xrays and said I have some compressed discs. It's been getting a little bit better but now, worse.
Is lyme neurapathy the same. I have had tingling before but now, it seems a bit different. I did a google search and it appears to be symptoms of a pinched nerve etc.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Keebler
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- There are a few good hits from this cross search at Google: difference "neuropathy and nerve damage"
Topic: How to find an ILADS-educated LL ND (naturopathic doctor), L.Ac. (acupuncturist), etc.
Includes how to find an ILADS-educated LL ND, a L.Ac. (Acupuncturist), a doctor of Oriental Medicine (O.M.D.), or a doctor of Ayurvedic Medicine (D.Ay.), certified herbalists or nutritionists, etc.
�� BODY WORK links are also included. DO, DC links, too.
SAFE methods are discussed in this thread: Feldenkrais, Upledger, etc. -
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Keebler
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- From a recent thread - not sure what kind of chiropractic treatments you are getting but I hope the D.C. is LL.
Why I caution about the sudden neck twists use by SOME chiropractors, etc.:
� It's the quick neck twists that can spell disaster. Or any sudden jolts to the spine at all. Or to any joint, really, if nerve damage is present (which it nearly always is with lyme).
� Many with neurolyme have lyme meningitis (inflammation of the vertebrae of the neck and also lyme encephalitis (swelling of the brain). The brain stem is often very compromised with neurolyme.
A quick twist of the neck can cause some very serious damage to the neck and to the brain of someone with neurolyme.
Not all chiropractic styles use the sudden twist of the neck. Upledger is one that does not. Feldenkrais is also a safe method.
I have had many disasters from chiropractor and even a couple NDs who did neck and spine adjustments. The sudden twists have triggered seizures and months of not being able to talk or walk. But I did not connect the dots for the longest time.
I later read from good sources exactly what I now caution about but I do not recall the source. I remember the light bulb going on when I read that, though.
I have also had other DOs or NDs, or LMTs do some fabulous body work that did not entail sudden jerking of very tender and inflamed tissue. Where the back, neck and head are involved, they need to be treated very gently.
� Another reason: spirochetes HATE to be disturbed. And sudden bursts can cause them to burrow even more deeply, expel more toxins from their irritation and then go into the cyst form out of their shock reaction.
� The adrenals also really take a huge hit from sudden twists and turns of the back, neck, head. It can be very shocking.
� Demyelination is another reason why sudden twists can spell damage, even permanent damage.
Demyelination is a frequent result of neuro-lyme. The myelin sheath that covers and insulates the nerves is often compromised. Sudden jolts and twists to the neck, or anywhere on the spine - or any joint - can cause more damage to nerves that are infected and inflamed - and possibly without all the protective coating.
Gentle is good. Sudden shocks are not.
Lyme is just one of several Demyelinating diseases: ------------
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