Can a chiropractor help with neuropathy?

Neuropathy is a general term for various conditions involving damage to the nervous system. This can include the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that connect them. Injuries, infections, or diseases can cause mononeuropathy. It can also be inherited or caused by certain medications or toxins. Chiropractic care is a form of optional medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine. Chiropractors use manual therapy, including manipulation of the spine, joints, and soft tissues, and ergonomic and nutritional counseling.

Can a chiropractor help with numbness in the feet?

The response to this question is yes; a chiropractor can help with numb feet. Chiropractic care is a holistic approach to health care that focuses on the body’s ability to heal. When the body is in alignment, the nervous system functions properly, and the body can heal itself. Chiropractors use various techniques to align the spine and improve nerve function. These techniques include spinal manipulation, massage, and stretching. Chiropractic care is safe and effective for many people. It can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions, including numbness in the feet.

What are the warning signs of neuropathy?

There are a few warning signs that may indicate you have mononeuropathy. These include: - Numbness in your hands or feet - A feeling of being unable to move your arms or legs - Sharp, shooting pains in your extremities - Muscle weakness - Loss of balance or coordination

What is the main cause of neuropathy?

There are many possible neuropathy causes, but the most common cause is nerve damage. This can be caused by physical injury, infection, or exposure to certain toxins or chemicals. It can also be caused by diabetes or other diseases that affect the nervous system.

Does neuropathy go away?

Neuropathy is a condition that impacts the nerves, and it can cause pain, numbness, and weakness. It is important to note that neuropathy is not curable, but it is possible to manage the symptoms and enhance the standard of life with treatment options such as chiropractic care.

How do you stop neuropathy from progressing?

The most critical thing you can do to stop mononeuropathy from progressing is to see your chiropractor. Many treatments available can help slow the progression of neuropathy and improve your quality of life.

Shoulder Pain Care in Grand Rapids, MI

Reach Higher. Sleep Better. Use Your Shoulder Again.

Shoulder pain can make getting dressed, lifting a child, working, exercising, and even sleeping miserable. We look for the real source of the problem—inside the shoulder, the neck, the upper back, or all three—then build a plan to help you move and heal.

Written and clinically reviewed by Dr. Steph Bohemier, D.C.

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The shoulder rarely works alone

Why Does My Shoulder Hurt?

The shoulder depends on the rotator cuff, shoulder blade, collarbone, upper back, neck, nerves, tendons, and surrounding muscles working together. A problem in one area can change the way the entire system moves.

Pain may follow an injury, repetitive work, sports, poor posture, arthritis, or months of compensation. Sometimes pain felt in the shoulder is actually coming from the neck.

Could your shoulder pain be coming from your neck?

Problems We Commonly Evaluate

Rotator cuff irritation and tendinopathy
Shoulder impingement and painful overhead motion
Frozen shoulder and loss of mobility
Bursitis and repetitive-use pain
Arthritis and age-related stiffness
Pain after a fall, workout, work injury, or car accident
Nerve irritation from the neck or upper back

Seek urgent medical care after major trauma, visible deformity, inability to lift the arm, sudden severe weakness, chest pressure, shortness of breath, or shoulder pain with sweating or nausea.

A Better Shoulder Exam Looks Beyond the Painful Spot

We check shoulder motion, strength, joint mechanics, posture, the shoulder blade, the upper back, and the nerves and joints of the neck. The goal is simple: identify what is irritated, what is not moving correctly, and what still has the ability to heal. Those findings also guide which rehabilitative exercises are safe, useful, and right for you.

Personalized, non-surgical options

How We Help Shoulder Pain

Corrective Chiropractic Care

When restricted movement in the neck, upper back, ribs, or shoulder blade is adding stress to the shoulder, precise chiropractic care can help restore better mechanics and make movement easier.

SoftWave Healing Technology

SoftWave delivers broad-focused shockwaves into painful or injured tissue to increase blood flow, stimulate the body’s repair response, activate resident stem cells, and help stubborn tendon and soft-tissue injuries heal.

See why SoftWave is different.

Customized Physical Therapy & Home Care

Your in-office rehabilitation is customized to your examination and X-ray findings. We use targeted physical-therapy exercises to help rehabilitate injured spinal tissues and the shoulder or other extremities, rebuild mobility and stability, and restore confident movement. You also receive a home-care program designed specifically for your condition, goals, and stage of recovery.

Clear Referrals When Needed

If the examination suggests a fracture, major tear, instability, or another problem that needs imaging or an orthopedic opinion, we will help point you in the right direction.

What Research Shows

A randomized study in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine found that thoracic spinal manipulation produced measurable changes in painful-shoulder motion, supporting the importance of examining the spine and shoulder together.

Read the spinal manipulation study on PubMed.

A 2024 systematic review also found that extracorporeal shockwave therapy can improve pain and function for many people with rotator cuff tendinopathy, although results vary by condition and treatment method.

Read the shockwave review on PubMed.

Your First Visit

Tell us what hurts and which activities you have lost.
Complete a focused examination of the shoulder, neck, posture, motion, and nerves.
Review what we found in plain language.
Build a plan using the care that best matches your findings and goals—including any customized in-office physical therapy and a personal home-care program based on your examination and X-rays.

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Get clear answers, learn what can be helped, and take the first step toward easier movement.

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