How to Use peripheral neuropathy in a Sentence

peripheral neuropathy

noun
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  • Diabetes that's not kept in check can lead to a condition called peripheral neuropathy, which damages the nerves in your hands and feet.
    — Esther Crain, Health.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • There are more than 100 types of this nerve damage, called peripheral neuropathy.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The spiky shoe inserts mimic peripheral neuropathy, the numbness and pain from nerve damage that often affects hands and feet.
    — Tara Bahrampour, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2017
  • In August 2018, Bobo was hospitalized for peripheral neuropathy, a numbness in the feet and hands that forced him to miss more than a week of preseason training camp that summer.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Polyneuropathy, the condition that led to the death of Cincinnati Reds legend Joe Morgan, is a common form of a group of disorders known as peripheral neuropathy.
    — The Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Pain, tingling, and other nerve problems Some chemo drugs can cause something known as peripheral neuropathy.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 June 2018
  • Treatment is geared at addressing the root cause of peripheral neuropathy.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
  • In addition, peripheral neuropathy can occur when high blood sugar damages nerves in the body.
    — Mathew Devine, SELF, 23 May 2022
  • How can the health care system evolve so an expert in peripheral neuropathy in Australia can collaborate with a startup in Belgium?
    — Hilary Gentile, STAT, 19 May 2021
  • Bobo has said the administration promised him a long leash and a wide berth, perhaps even a mulligan for last fall after the peripheral neuropathy that sent his 2018, and CSU’s, careening into a ditch.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Cold therapy, applying ice to the hands and feet, is often done to help patients reduce peripheral neuropathy.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The result of something called peripheral neuropathy, this happens when the nerves of your peripheral nervous system (think the nerves outside your brain and spinal cord) become damaged.
    — Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 3 May 2022
  • The Phase 2 study enrolled 192 people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy for at least one year.
    — Adam Feuerstein and Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Those with medical conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy are among the people who should avoid cold plunges.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But just as each patient’s peripheral neuropathy is different, so is the Knee Institute’s approach.
    — Joyce Wiswell For The Knee Institute, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Bobo is inching toward a full recovery from what doctors described as peripheral neuropathy, a condition which damaged some of Bobo’s nerve endings and landed him in the hospital for 10 days in the middle of fall camp last year.
    — Colin Barnard, The Denver Post, 29 July 2019
  • Numbness Nerve damage in the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), can happen over time in people with high blood sugar.
    — Barbie Cervoni Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Verywell Health, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In one case, prosecutors wrote, Mathieu billed Medicare $125 for a visit to a patient whose paperwork said the patient had arthropathy, peripheral neuropathy and low vision.
    — Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Tingling in the feet may signal health conditions like peripheral neuropathy, Reynaud's disease, and tarsal tunnel syndrome.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health, 3 July 2023
  • Maassen, who has peripheral neuropathy, is riding to raise awareness for the condition as well as funding for the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy.
    — Bill Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2022
  • If cancerous, treatment may include chemotherapy, which has also been known to result in peripheral neuropathy in some people.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Neuropathy in feet, also known as peripheral neuropathy, is a condition characterized by damage to the peripheral nerves, causing pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness in the feet and sometimes the hands.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2023
  • Acupuncture helps mitigate the side effects of peripheral neuropathy, caused by certain chemotherapy agents.
    — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2018
  • An exam for peripheral neuropathy might also include testing your balance, reflexes, and your walking gait.
    — Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 28 May 2023
  • The actual test for peripheral neuropathy is not comfortable.
    — The Washington Post, 23 June 2020
  • In some cases, peripheral neuropathy involves the arms and hands.3 Peripheral nerves in your feet send sensory information to your central nervous system.
    — Sarah Fielding, Health, 3 July 2023
  • He was eventually diagnosed with what doctors called peripheral neuropathy , a condition that often causes weakness, numbness and pain in typically the feet and hands.
    — Pat Graham, The Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2019
  • There are hundreds of possible causes of peripheral neuropathy.
    — New York Times, 30 June 2022
  • More than 10% of patients experienced side effects, including nausea, vomiting, anemia and a type of nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Diabetic neuropathy is the most common peripheral neuropathy because so many people have type 2 diabetes, said Dr. Geraci.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 26 Jan. 2023

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