If you’re dealing with burning, tingling, numbness, or sharp pain in your feet, you know how disruptive peripheral neuropathy can be.
Neuropathy doesn’t just cause discomfort. It can also affect your mobility, confidence, and overall quality of life.
The symptoms it brings make walking less comfortable, throw off your balance, and make it harder to get through the day without constantly thinking about your feet.
At Tjoe Podiatry in downtown Jersey City, podiatrist Edward Tjoe, DPM, offers treatment options for patients living with neuropathy, including MLS laser therapy.
For the right patient, this noninvasive treatment can become part of a plan to reduce pain and inflammation while supporting healthier nerve function.
Keep reading to learn how peripheral neuropathy affects your feet, how laser therapy works, and why Dr. Tjoe may recommend MLS laser therapy as part of your treatment plan.
Peripheral neuropathy happens when nerves are damaged or stop working the way they should. In your feet, that can show up as numbness, tingling, burning pain, weakness, or unusual sensitivity to touch.
For many patients, diabetes is one of the biggest causes. But neuropathy can also develop for other reasons, including:
However it starts, the result is often the same: pain, instability, and feet that do not feel normal anymore.
One reason neuropathy symptoms feel so constant is that the affected tissue often stays irritated. When your nerves aren’t functioning right, the surrounding area can stay inflamed and painful.
Laser therapy uses concentrated light energy to reach tissue below the surface of your skin and stimulate the cells. This helps to:
In patients with neuropathy, this combination means less pain and better day-to-day comfort.
MLS stands for multiwave locked system. This type of laser therapy uses synchronized wavelengths of light to address pain and inflammation at the same time while also supporting tissue repair.
Dr. Tjoe may recommend MLS laser therapy because it is drug-free, noninvasive, and designed to support healing without injections or downtime. Plus, sessions are relatively quick, which makes treatment easier to fit into your schedule.
If numbness, burning, or nerve pain in your feet is becoming harder to manage, it may be time to look beyond just living with it.
Peripheral neuropathy shows up differently in different people, meaning your treatment needs to fit your condition.
Dr. Tjoe starts by looking at what may be causing your nerve symptoms and how much they’re affecting your movement, safety, and comfort. He evaluates your symptoms and helps you decide whether MLS laser therapy belongs in your treatment plan.
Ready to say goodbye to the pain and discomfort of peripheral neuropathy? Call our Jersey City office or request an appointment online to get started.
