Neuropathy Treatment

All Treatments Are Performed By The Doctor Trained and Certified by SoftWave TRT in Atlanta, Georgia.

Specific Chiropractic Care alone is life changing. SoftWave TRT Treatments alone are incredible. When done together, the results are nothing

short of miraculous. We are happy to offer either / or, but do recommend you do both for certain conditions and especially any spinal condition,

radiating pain / numbness / weakness in the arms or legs and especially spinal related radicular neuropathy.

We use the same shockwave technology trusted inside NFL training rooms.

Neuropathy is more than occasional tingling or numbness. It’s a condition that affects the nerves, causing pain, weakness, or altered sensation that can make simple tasks feel challenging. Many patients notice burning sensations, shooting pains, or a persistent “pins and needles” feeling in their hands, feet, or extremities. At LaBarbera Family Chiropractic in Utica, NY, Dr. Joseph LaBarbera, DC, specializes in identifying the causes of these symptoms and providing holistic, non-invasive treatments to help patients regain their comfort, mobility, and quality of life.

Common Causes And Conditions
Neuropathy can result from a variety of factors, including chronic conditions, nerve compression, or injury. Dr. La Barbera is also one of the few chiropractors who treats trigeminal neuralgia, a condition that causes intense facial nerve pain, recognizing the unique challenges it presents. Left untreated, nerve irritation can get worse over time, impacting mobility, balance, eating, talking and daily function. Early intervention and precise care are essential for long-term relief.

Chiropractic Approaches To Neuropathy
LaBarbera Family Chiropractic offers several specialized techniques that relieve neuropathy at its source. SoftWave TRT in addition to specific spinal adjustments help to restore proper nerve function, often reducing pain and improving strength. Upper Cervical Specific adjustments are done on the upper spine, which can influence nerve signaling throughout the body especially helpful for Trigeminal Neuralgia and Migraine Headaches. Extremity adjustments ensure that joints in the arms, hands, legs, and feet move freely and without restriction. Additional techniques, including Palmer and Thompson Methods, allow Dr. La Barbera to customize care to each patient’s unique presentation. None of these techniques involves twisting your neck or any other part of your spine.

Infra-red Para-spinal Thermography Testing as well as Extremity Thermography are other tests used to track the patient’s response to care. These advanced technologies helps Dr. La Barbera track progress, refine treatment plans, and ensure patients receive the most effective care possible.

Why Chiropractic Care Helps For Neuropathy
Chiropractic treatment for neuropathy focuses on reducing nerve interference, improving circulation, and supporting the body’s natural healing processes. Many patients notice decreased tingling, improved strength, and better coordination as treatment progresses. Because the care is non-invasive and drug-free, patients can feel confident their nerve issues will be cared for safely. While Neuropathy is not curable, it can be managed and
the symptoms reduced with specific chiropractic care, SoftWave TRT Therapy and nutritional guidance.

Take Control Of Your Nerve Health Today
If neuropathy or trigeminal neuralgia is limiting your daily life, Dr. Joseph La Barbera at La Barbera Family Chiropractic in Utica, NY, provides precise, individualized care to help restore comfort and function. Schedule your appointment today to learn how chiropractic treatments and advanced diagnostic tools can help you regain control of your health and help you to feel like yourself again. Call (315) 724-0368.

Types of Peripheral Neuropathy

Sensory peripheral neuropathy – damage to the peripheral nerves that carry messages of touch, temperature, pain, vibration, pressure, and other sensations to the brain as the result of subluxations in the spine.

Motor peripheral neuropathy – damage to the nerves that control muscles and movements, such as walking and lifting as a result of subluxations in the spine.

Autonomic peripheral neuropathy – damage to the nerves that control involuntary bodily processes, such as breathing, digestion, blood pressure, and bladder function as a result of subluxations in the spine.

Mononeuropathy Peripheral Neuropathy – damage to a single nerve outside of the central nervous system. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome being the most common type which is the result of subluxations in the spine.

Majority of patients with peripheral neuropathy have more than one of these types of peripheral neuropathies at the same time.

The most common peripheral neuropathy is a combination of sensory and motor neuropathy (sensorimotor polyneuropathy).

Symptoms of Sensory Peripheral neuropathy can include:

Pins and needles in the affected body part most common feet and hands
Numbness and tingling with decrease ability to feel pain or changes in temperature most common in hands and feet
Burning or sharp pain, usually in the feet and/or hands
Increased sensitivity feeling pain from something that should not be painful at all, such as a very light touch
Difficulty walking, loss of balance, or coordination caused by less ability to tell the position of the feet or hands

Symptoms of Motor Peripheral Neuropathy can include:

Muscle weakness one or more muscles
Muscle atrophy -wasting of the muscles
Cramping, twitching and muscle spasms
Walking difficulty due to loss of motor control of the foot.

diarrhea or constipation often at night
feeling bloated and sick
tachycardia-rapid heartbeat
low blood pressure, which can make you feel dizzy when you stand up from sitting or lying down
lack of sweating or excessive sweating or a problems with
loss of bowel control issues
bladder control issues emptying the bladder of urine
sexual dysfunction, such as erectile dysfunction in men.

Depending on the specific nerve affected, symptoms of Mononeuropathy Peripheral Neuropathy can include:

abnormal sensation or weakness in the toes or fingers
Leg and foot pain, weakness or abnormal sensations.
weakness of one side of your face causing a droopy face (Bell’s palsy)
vision focusing problems, double vision, and eye pain

What are the risk factors and causes of Peripheral Neuropathy?

Metabolic (chemical)

Mechanical (compressive) - Subluxations in the spine are the main cause of radicular neuropathy.

Genetic (hereditary)

Metabolic/Chemical - Risk Factors

Diabetes
Smoking
Chemotherapy
Alcoholism
Drugs / Prescription Medication
War Toxins / Industrial Toxins

Diabetes is the most common metabolic cause of Peripheral Neuropathy. Nearly 70% of individuals diagnosed with diabetes develop Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Approximately 86,000 Americans each year undergo diabetic amputations. These amputations are a result of uncontrolled peripheral neuropathy.

Mechanical/Compressive – Risk Factors

Spinal Subluxations

Bulged and Herniated Disc(s)

Degenerative Disc(s)

Spinal Stenosis

Mechanical causes of peripheral neuropathy causes are very common, and are most often a result from mechanical joint problems, which compress the nerves that emit from the spine. The chiropractic profession calls this condition a SUBLUXATION. This word essentially translates to a state of sub-optimal energy. In mechanical compressive forms of peripheral neuropathy, the direct physical pressures placed on the nerves by aberrant joint function shuts down the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the nerves. Compressive peripheral neuropathy in the upper or lower spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar and/or sacral) nerves can cause functional motor (weakness, stiffness, tightness, constrict) and sensory (numbness, tingling, burning, sharp pain) changes for the nerves of the hip, legs, ankle and feet. Chiropractic adjustments help to relieve the pressure on the nerves so they can function optimally.

Genetic/Hereditary – Risk Factors

The final category for Neuropathy pertains to genetics or hereditary traits. They include neurological challenges, such as Friedriech’s Ataxia and Charcot Marie Tooth Disease. Although these examples of Neuropathy are still extremely significant to those afflicted, these diseases are fairly rare and make up less than 1% of the population.

The most common medical treatment for neuropathy are medications to control the symptoms (pain). Gabapentin is commonly used to help control the pain, but unfortunately, does nothing to actually treat the root cause of this condition. Most patients are told that they just have to live with it.

Our office takes a multi-pronged approach to help individuals with neuropathy.

- Chiropractic Care helps reduce nerve and spinal cord pressure at the source. Optimal spinal alignment results in optimal nerve function.

- SoftWave TRT Therapy improves circulation almost immediately, triggers angiogenesis (growth of new blood vessels), decreases inflammation and

triggers nerve elongation AND nerve regeneration. All of these responses helps reverse the damaged caused by neuropathy.

SoftWave TRT Therapy alone has a 65 to 91% success rate with musculoskeletal conditions.

- Nutritional Recommendations to aid your body in functioning better and to speed up your recovery.

- Thermography used to monitor your response. Non-invasive technology that shows your circulation as your care progresses.

Therm Hands Therm Legs

Hand Thermography showing cold left hand Foot Thermography showing poor circulation

In Office Case

An 81 year old long time patient told me in May, 2024 about her neuropathy which included symptoms of burning, pain and numbness in her legs and feet.

It was affecting her balance and quality of life. She decided to start SoftWave TRT treatment in August, 2024 and after two months of care, she was

markedly improved. The before and after thermal images prove she has better circulation in both feet and toes.

MC Pre Thermal MC Post

Before SoftWave: Blue and Purple means poor circulation 6 weeks of SoftWave: Red indicates excellent circulation

In Office Case

A 75 year old male started care in July, 2024 for symptoms of lumbar spinal neuropathy. He had the usual symptoms including pain, burning and

numbness in his legs and feet. It also affected his balance which is very common due to the interference of nerve signals traveling from the feet and legs

to the brain. Left untreated, this condition causes a slow death of tissue, nerves and blood vessels hence affecting the communication between the legs /

feet and the brain. The before and after thermal images tell the story.

JC Pre Thermal JC Thermal Post