More on Physical Activity and Your Neuropathy Treatment
If you're reading this, there's no doubt you already understand how difficult it can be to exercise with chronic pain, especially neuropathy.
However, if you are a reader of this column, you also understand the importance of being as physically active as possible, every single day.
So what I would like to do today is point out some of the simple steps that have worked for our patients, and share them with you.
The most important thing is to take a hard look at your lifestyle, and start to add additional physical activity wherever possible.
Believe me, as I've said before, if you are recovering from a severe bout with neuropathy, illness, or surgery this may simply mean getting out of bed and up to the bathroom more often.
But let me ask you this: during the course of your day, do you commonly get in your car to take short trips to places you could walk to instead? Even if this means you take somebody with you.
Likewise, when you have the opportunity to take an elevator or stairs, do you choose the stairs? You can, if you need to, go much more slowly then usual and hold on to the hand rails.
You are still far better off exercising the large muscles of your body whenever possible, than not.
These large muscles, particularly in your legs, need to be exercised to maintain good metabolic rate and burn fat, as opposed to creating more.
Higher metabolism means the body is able to heal itself faster.
Why is this so important for good neuropathy treatment? For several reasons-but most importantly, to increase blood flow to tissue which is only accomplished by regular movement.
Only by keeping your blood vessels dilated can you expect to make as much progress as possible.
Yes, good neuropathy treatment is a task.
But when the results are successful, you'll never go back to old ways again.
Training yourself to be more phyically active may seem daunting at first, but your body will thank you as you return yourself to good health! To pull this off successfully this also mandates good pain management at home, excellent nutrition, and regular visits with your healthcare professional.
Exercise is just one piece of the equation in beating neuropathy and chronic pain symptoms and gaining control of your life again.
Doing all these things together can produce extraordinary neuropathy treatment results for so many patients!
However, if you are a reader of this column, you also understand the importance of being as physically active as possible, every single day.
So what I would like to do today is point out some of the simple steps that have worked for our patients, and share them with you.
The most important thing is to take a hard look at your lifestyle, and start to add additional physical activity wherever possible.
Believe me, as I've said before, if you are recovering from a severe bout with neuropathy, illness, or surgery this may simply mean getting out of bed and up to the bathroom more often.
But let me ask you this: during the course of your day, do you commonly get in your car to take short trips to places you could walk to instead? Even if this means you take somebody with you.
Likewise, when you have the opportunity to take an elevator or stairs, do you choose the stairs? You can, if you need to, go much more slowly then usual and hold on to the hand rails.
You are still far better off exercising the large muscles of your body whenever possible, than not.
These large muscles, particularly in your legs, need to be exercised to maintain good metabolic rate and burn fat, as opposed to creating more.
Higher metabolism means the body is able to heal itself faster.
Why is this so important for good neuropathy treatment? For several reasons-but most importantly, to increase blood flow to tissue which is only accomplished by regular movement.
Only by keeping your blood vessels dilated can you expect to make as much progress as possible.
Yes, good neuropathy treatment is a task.
But when the results are successful, you'll never go back to old ways again.
Training yourself to be more phyically active may seem daunting at first, but your body will thank you as you return yourself to good health! To pull this off successfully this also mandates good pain management at home, excellent nutrition, and regular visits with your healthcare professional.
Exercise is just one piece of the equation in beating neuropathy and chronic pain symptoms and gaining control of your life again.
Doing all these things together can produce extraordinary neuropathy treatment results for so many patients!
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