Neuropathy Treatment in Greenville, SC
Neuropathy Treatment at IHP Greenville — expert acupuncture for chronic pain and musculoskeletal issues. Dr. Hendry, DAOM. Call (864) 365-6156.
Peripheral neuropathy — damage to the peripheral nerves causing burning, tingling, numbness, shooting pain, and weakness — is one of the most challenging chronic pain conditions to treat conventionally. Gabapentin and duloxetine provide partial relief for many patients but carry significant side-effect burdens. At Integrative Health Partners, Dr. Hendry's neuropathy treatment protocol combines electroacupuncture (for nerve regeneration), acupuncture (for circulatory and anti-inflammatory effects), functional medicine (to address underlying metabolic drivers), and Chinese herbal medicine (herbs with documented nerve-regenerative effects).
How Neuropathy Treatment Works
Neuropathy treatment centers on electroacupuncture at 2 Hz (the frequency that stimulates BDNF and nerve growth factor release, supporting nerve regeneration) along the affected nerve distributions. Points are selected along the affected extremities following both the nerve distribution and the classical Chinese meridian channels. Functional medicine testing investigates the underlying causes: diabetic neuropathy (blood glucose dysregulation), chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage), B12 deficiency neuropathy, and idiopathic neuropathy with elevated inflammatory markers.
Conditions Treated with Neuropathy Treatment
Your First Appointment
Bring nerve conduction study results if available. Describe the character and distribution of your neuropathic symptoms precisely — burning, tingling, numbness, shooting pain, allodynia (pain from light touch). History of chemotherapy, diabetes, alcohol use, medications, and prior neuropathy testing is all relevant.
Why Dr. Hendry for Neuropathy Treatment
Dr. Hendry's 2020 Prisma Health publication on taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer survivors — specifically examining acupuncture's effects — makes him one of the few practitioners in South Carolina with published research specifically on acupuncture for neuropathy.