Denton County Living Well Magazine Spring 2014 | 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

RESULT.

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