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New Pain Video Published

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New Information Now Available!

A digital version of the Neuropathy Trust’s journal,  ‘Relay’, is now available to on-line supporters. To download the latest issue (35), please click the link at the bottom of this post, thank you. What’s in this issue Information for New Readers A Message from our Chairman PN – My Story Letters to The Editor Notice Board Features page How... [Read more of this review]

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I am not living I just survive Trying hard to stay alive With an illness they call Neuropathy Which will not usually mean the death of me The pains and sensations are agony The smallest draught Is like fire My flesh will burn and I will perspire My feet feel screwed up and very twisted So normal activities become short listed With Neuropathy Sleep... [Read more of this review]

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If you are a subscriber, and are having any difficulties whatsoever logging into the web site, then please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can resolve the issue. You can do this by sending an email to siteadmin @ neurocentre . com. Thank you.  Read More →

New Information Coming Within The Next 2 Weeks

Hello everyone, This is just to let you know that we will be uploading more information very shortly. This will include, for example, The second part of Dr. Simon Ellis’ article relating to the diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy and; An article relating to neurophysiology and Peripheral Neuropathy and; An article relating to Chemotherapy Induced... [Read more of this review]

New Information Now Available!

A digital version of the Neuropathy Trust’s journal,  ‘Relay’, is now available to on-line supporters. To download the latest issue (34), please click the link at the bottom of this post, thank you. What’s in this issue Information for New Readers A Message from our Chairman PN – My Story Letters to The Editor Notice Board Features... [Read more of this review]

New Content Coming Soon!

We will be uploading lots more content within the next 2-3 weeks. Articles will include: How a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy is made (Simon Ellis) Sensory Ganglionopathy (Marios Hadjivassiliou) Managing diabetic neuropathy (Solomon Tesfaye) Pain at a Political Level: Update Readers letters PN: My story and much more … Watch this space!  Read More →

Community Forums Are Now Live

Great news:  Supporters can now access our brand new community forums! Over the course of the next day or two I’ll be adding the various sections to it. In the meantime, if you’re already a member please feel free to come on in and introduce yourself.  Click here …  Read More →

How The Nervous System Works : The Peripheral Nervous System

In this article I am going to describe how the peripheral nervous system works. This is important when trying to understand how peripheral neuropathies may affect people. Dividing the nervous system into a peripheral and a central nervous system is a useful way of thinking about how the nervous system works but it hides an important fact: both central... [Read more of this review]

The ‘don’t Know’ Neuropathy

Perhaps the most frustrating (both for the patient and the neurologist) neuropathy of all is the so-called cryptogenic or idiopathic neuropathy. The terminology respects the Greek origins of both words (cryptic = Greek for hiding and idiopathic = Greek for self-illness). I have called it the ‘Don’t Know Neuropathy’ which reflects precisely what... [Read more of this review]

Why We Feel Pain (part 2)

In this second article, Anthony Dickenson and Rie Suzuki look at the mechanisms involved in pain. As we discussed in the previous article, pain signals – whether generated from tissue damage to nerve injury – begin their journey to our consciousness (the brain) in peripheral parts of our body, like the torso, arms and legs. Networks of special... [Read more of this review]

Why We Feel Pain (part 1)

In this two-part series of articles, Anthony Dickenson and Rie Suzuki look at the mechanisms involved in pain. When you sense that any part of your body is in harms way or has been damaged in some way you experience pain. Look at what happens when you touch a hot surface – your had recoils automatically. And if you cut your finger while chopping... [Read more of this review]

Neurological Examinations : Quantitative Sensory Testing

Sensory testing has for many years been a routine part of a neurological examination carried out by clinicians. The testing however has typically relied on fairly crude bedside tools to detect changes in sensory function, e.g. a cotton bud to detect light touch, a pin to detect pinprick and a cold tuning fork to test temperature sensation. Although... [Read more of this review]

Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy. Introduction. Peripheral neuropathy is a common condition, affecting from 2.4% to 8.0% of the population. In the United Kingdom the most common cause is Diabetes Mellitus, but there are many different causes (see Table 1). Treatment of neuropathy therefore rests on treatment of... [Read more of this review]

Balance And Peripheral Neuropathy

Many people with peripheral neuropathy experience balance difficulties. This observation may seem a bit of a paradox given that balance is primarily controlled by the central nervous system, whereas peripheral neuropathy is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system. The aim of this article is to firstly outline the role of those parts of the brain... [Read more of this review]

Make Friends With Your Feet

Did you know that the average person walks about 10,000 steps a day, which equates to approximately 115,000 miles, more than four times around the planet, in a lifetime? Is it any wonder that the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates claimed ‘When our feet hurt, we hurt all over’? Women suffer four times more than men from foot problems, unfortunately... [Read more of this review]

The Causes Of Peripheral Neuropathy: An Overview

In this article I want to introduce the various ways in which the peripheral nervous system can go wrong and in particular the various causes of peripheral neuropathy. Although people with peripheral neuropathies share many symptoms and experiences there are many causes of neuropathy. Before we get into the different sorts of neuropathy we need to know... [Read more of this review]

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