"My feet feel like they're on fire."
"Each step feels like I'm walking through wet paint."
"I live in constant fear that I'll fall."
"I can't sleep, my hands and feet tingle all night."
What do all these people have in common? They suffer from peripheral neuropathy. It's estimated that more than 20 million people in the United States have peripheral neuropathy. Unfortunately, this figure may be significantly higher as the disease is often misdiagnosed because of its wide array of symptoms.
Dr. Lauren Milligan of Sage Point Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine in Venice, FL shares this belief. "I've been treating neuropathy in all its various forms, for years and so often my patients come to me because of the symptoms, not because of a diagnosis. They saw one of my television appearances or read the testimonial of another patient and say to themselves, 'Hey, I feel the same thing'."
Frankie M. of Venice testified to this. "I remember my husband driving me to my consultation and I saw a woman running just outside our neighborhood. I was so envious - I just kept thinking 'I would give anything just to walk again'. My primary care doctor told me my troubles with pain and balance were just symptoms of old age and gave me a prescription.
I was so depressed."
Fortunately, Frankie would eventually see Dr. Milligan on the local news talking about similar symptoms and how she offers a real solution at Sage Point Acupuncture. "I just knew I had to see her. She was my last hope."
"Almost all of our patients come to us with a story similar to Frankie's. They've been everywhere else. They've been told there's no hope. They've been told 'it's just part of getting older'," shares Taylor, a Patient Care Technician at Sage Point Acupuncture. "It just breaks my heart, but I know how much we can help people like Frankie, so I'm always so happy when they walk through our door."
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