Denton County Living Well Magazine Fall 2013 | Page 4

Are You Experiencing Burning, Numbness, and Tingling Feet?
plantar fasciitis or classic heel pain. Many patients suffer from the symptoms of burning, numbness and tingling in the feet. They have seen many doctors and the A treatment that has been used and is helping a lot of patient is answer they get is “it’s because of your diabetes” or “Sorry, the VST/Vcare treatment. This particular treatment is a unique there is nothing we can do for neuropathy.” Well, that’s not true. treatment that incorporates customized waveform to achieve There is something that can be done and treatment is available comfort during the treatment. The waveform alternates the for this issue that millions suffer with everyday. direction of the flow of current, which then reduces the irritation. Many will mistake this treatment for a TENS unit, which Yes, it is true, uncontrollable diabetes can cause these sympis completely different. Patients that come in for this protocol toms. But that does not mean that nothing can be done. Many undergo an eight-week treatment two times a week. During the patients come in and described their pain, which is indicative third to fourth week is when patients start experiencing less pain of neuropathy. These are both diabetics and non-diabetics. We and can better sleep at night. Blood flow will increase to the first perform a simple test called NCV/EMG, which will evaluarea of compression, which will in turn ate the extent of nerve damage in the decrease edema around the nerve region. lower extremities. Appropriate blood tests The patient starts to experience decreased are also taken to evaluate the values of pain, decreased edema, and in creased certain enzymes that may enhance neuDON’T LET ANYONE sleep. The treatment is approximately one ropathy. TELL YOU THAT hour long each visit and is reimbursable by Once test results are in, we discuss with Medicare and most commercial insurance YOUR NEUROPATHIC the patient different treatments to treat companies. their neuropathy. Other patients may SYMPTOMS WILL Southwest Foot and Ankle Center is expehave tarsal tunnel syndrome, which is HAVE TO BE IGNORED. riencing an 80% success rate with this compression of a nerve to the inside of BECAUSE THE FACT procedure. Patient patients are performing the ankle. This is always misdiagnosed as this treatment because they have been IS, THERE IS HELP; told nothing can be done for them. I have AND WITH THE RIGHT told the patients that we cannot get them 100% better, but for them to anticipate EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL experiencing at least 50-60% better after SEE THE the eight-week treatment is finalized. Patients who do not succeed with this

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Reza Mobarak, DPM, FAPWCA

Dr. Reza Mobarak heads the Southwest Foot and Ankle Center with offices in Plano and Lewisville. Our staff is filled with responsible specialists, experienced in treating a variety of conditions that come up from day to day life, or from family histories. For a complete list of our services, go to our website: swfacenter.com