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Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) affects your peripheral nervous system. Symptoms include numbness or painful tingling or burning sensations in your feet and hands. SFN symptoms can be severe and affect your overall quality of life. Healthcare providers treat small fiber neuropathy with pain medication and by treating underlying conditions that ...
This activity reviews the evaluation and treatment of small fiber neuropathy and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in evaluating and treating patients with this condition. Objectives: Identify the different etiologies of small fiber neuropathy.
Because there are so many causes of small fiber sensory neuropathy, there are many ways to treat it. For example, you may be told to stop taking a particular medication or given...
Small fiber neuropathy has a benign course but can affect quality of life; individualize treatment to control underlying causes and alleviate pain. The Neurology Hub Diseases & Diagnosis
Treatment of SFSN depends on the underlying etiology. If it is due to diabetes or pre-diabetic state, then optimum diabetic control and exercise and weight loss to reduce insulin resistance are needed.
Many conditions can cause small fiber neuropathy. Treating the underlying cause can help manage your symptoms.
This article describes the symptoms, causes, and potential treatments of small fiber neuropathy.
Treatment for small fiber neuropathy varies depending on the underlying cause. People may notice their neuropathy symptoms improve or resolve entirely when they manage or receive treatment...
Seeking treatment. The best treatment approach is to focus on the root cause. For instance, adopting lifestyle changes like exercising, losing weight, modifying diet, and taking medicines to control blood sugar levels can help prevent and treat small-fiber neuropathy related to diabetes, prediabetes, and celiac disease.
Treatment of Pain in Small Fiber Neuropathy. Treatment of any underlying causative etiology of a small fiber neuropathy is likely to be the most effective treatment of pain, when possible. Many cases of small fiber neuropathy will remain idiopathic, or will still require treatment of pain.