Willamina is a 61-year-old pharmacist with painful nerves.
"It hurts just to walk, I feel like I'm walking on spikes!"
Her Problem
Willa has experienced painful foot numbness for six months. Willa’s nerve pain became unbearable with the cold winter weather. She experienced burning and stinging pain in her feet every night and into the morning. She occasionally noticed the same discomfort in her hands as well.
Her Disability
Willa started having difficulty walking and grabbing her coffee mug in the morning. Her peripheral nerves constantly misfired, causing discomfort with any stimuli to her feet. She was in an enormous amount of distress. Willa had difficulty walking and working and she couldn't sleep at night.
What She Discovered
Willa's progressive painful condition was due to a nerve condition known as neuropathy. One year prior to her brain and nerve evaluation, a specialist diagnosed her with a blood cancer called lymphoma.
Cancer, diabetes and other serious health conditions are associated with painful neuropathy. In some cases, pain can cause problems months or years before a definitive cause is detected. Women who develop peripheral neuropathy due to nerve injury are more likely than men to experience disabling pain. Sensory symptoms include a range of discomfort including tingling to burning and painful sensations, in addition to difficulties with balance, strength and coordination.
Her Experience
Willamina's experienced pain that reverberated through her entire nervous system and life, not just her nerves.Women diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy often suffer more distress and disruption of their physical function as compared to men. Furthermore, women neural system is impacted uniquely based on their reproductive stage and age.
Her Plan
Willa agreed to take the recommended medication to fight her blood cancer. Willa supplemented her medical treatment with customized recovery sensory-motor neural training to address her pain and improve her nerve function.
Your Brain Doctor® provided Willa a blueprint to rewire her nervous system responses to reduce pain's impact on her body and her daily life.
