Metabolic neuropathy results from systemic conditions that damage nerve fibers throughout the body. Diabetes is the most common cause. Structural nerve compression, by contrast, results from a physical obstruction or irritation at a specific point along the nerve pathway, most often where the nerve exits the spine. The symptoms can be identical, but the treatment is fundamentally different. One requires metabolic management. The other requires structural correction.
A neuropathy chiropractor near San Luis Obispo can determine whether a structural component is present. Dr. Bronstein at Beacon Clinic of Chiropractic evaluates spinal alignment and disc condition as part of every neuropathy assessment. When compression is identified, the care plan targets the compression. When it is not, the evaluation still gives the patient useful information about what is and is not driving their symptoms.
