Overall, there are several possible ways to treat chronic paresthesia. First, it is essential to determine this disease’s specific cause and understand what should be treated. In some cases, it may be enough just to eliminate precisely the cause or several causes of this disease, and after that, paresthesia will disappear on its own or will be relieved. In other situations, one needs to treat all conditions, including paresthesia, in a complex. Finally, a number of other factors and characteristics of the patient should also be considered when choosing a way of treatment (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke). These factors may include the patient’s lifestyle, the presence of other diseases that may worsen the condition if a certain type of treatment is used, and even individual preferences.
Overall, temporary paresthesia caused by an uncomfortable position can be easily eliminated by changing this position or making active movements with the numb part of the body for a minute to disperse the blood. As a chronic condition caused by an injury, it can be treated with medications, surgery, exercise and physical therapy, and splints or braces (Ahmad Emami et al. 323). Further, if paresthesia occurs due to neurological causes, including tumors, alcoholic or diabetic neuropathy, sclerosis, or arteriovenous malformation, there are also various ways of treatment. They are rehabilitation for alcohol abuse, diabetes or sclerosis management, medications, surgery, and other options. As de Oliveira et al. noticed, laser therapy can also be effective in treating this disease (415), and Niamtu offers radiofrequency micro needling as a new option for addressing paresthesia (1250). Overall, since there are many ways to treat this medical condition, and in some cases, it is not severe, it is possible to say that new options can make the outcomes more positive.
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de Oliveira, Renata Ferreira, et al. “Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Paresthesia: A Retrospective Study of 125 Clinical Cases.” Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, vol. 33, no. 8, 2015, 415-423.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. “Paresthesia Information Page.” NIH, 2019, Web.
Niamtu, Joe. “Temporary Greater Auricular Nerve Paresthesia After Radiofrequency Microneedling Treatment.” Dermatologic Surgery, vol. 46, no. 9, 2020, 1250-1252.