Vibration Therapy

Peripheral nerve damage is a difficult condition to treat. Standard treatments can suppress the symptoms of neuropathy for some people, but they let the underlying nerve damage keep progressing — and the “masking” medications used for the painful sensory symptoms do nothing about the damage itself.

Vibration therapy takes a different approach. The most effective way to address nerve damage is to enlist the body’s own healing and regenerative processes, and a growing body of research shows that nerve damage is best treated with a combination of proven modalities. Vibration therapy is one of them — shown to both reduce the painful symptoms of nerve damage and encourage nerve re-growth at the same time.

What vibration therapy does

1. Increases blood flow
2. Strengthens muscles to stimulate nerves
3. Increases oxygenation
4. Improves strength and balance
5. Improves sensory function

In short, it encourages the body’s natural ability to regenerate nerves while easing the pain of nerve damage at the same time.

Why blood flow matters

Your circulation and your nervous system are closely linked — good circulation and healthy nerves go hand in hand. That’s why so many effective approaches to peripheral nerve damage focus on improving circulation to the extremities.

Exercise is one of the best ways to drive sustained blood flow, but it isn’t always an option — some patients are too frail, in too much pain, or too far along in their nerve damage to exercise. Vibration therapy produces effects similar to a round of vigorous resistance exercise, for two reasons:

1. Muscle contraction means nerve use. Activating your muscles sends constant signals to the nerves — one of the best ways to keep them healthy and functional.
2. More blood flow and oxygen. Muscle use signals the body to increase circulation to the area and to oxygenate the blood. That flow of oxygen-rich blood nourishes your nerves and feeds them what they need to heal.

What vibration therapy can help with

1. Reducing pain and sensitivity from the sensory symptoms of peripheral neuropathy
2. Improving muscle strength — and with it, balance and coordination, which lowers the risk of dangerous falls
3. Improving vibration sensitivity, which helps gait and reduces the risk of alignment issues
4. Increasing nervous system stimulation
5. Increasing sensory nerve function
6. Relieving stress
7. Boosting metabolism