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You can cope with peripheral nueropathy : 365 tips for living a better life / Mims Cushing, Norman Latov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cushing, Mims.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nerves, Peripheral--Diseases--Popular works.
- Nerves, Peripheral.
- Nervous system--Diseases.
- Nervous system.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Demos Medical Pub., c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Peripheral neuropathy is one of the most common diseases most people never heard of...and yet, upwards of 20 million Americans have it! It is estimated that 60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes have mild to severe neuropathy. That fact alone is staggering. Other causes include vitamin deficiencies, autoimmune diseases, kidney, liver or thyroid disorders, cancer and a variety of other medical conditions.According to the Neuropathy Association the "extent and importance" of peripheral neuropathy has not yet been adequately recognized. The disease is apt to be misdiagnosed, or thought to be mer
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Peripheral Neuropathy: Getting the Scoop; Chapter 2 Caring for Your Hands and Feet; Chapter 3 Exercise: Working It Out; Chapter 4 Home and Hearth: Living More Easily and Enjoyably; Chapter 5 Wellness: Spotlighting the Positive; Chapter 6 Hobbies: Escaping Symptoms through Distraction; Chapter 7 Travel: Pack and Go Forth!; Chapter 8 Caretakers: Helping You to Help Others; Chapter 9 The Neuropathy Association's Self-help Groups; Chapter 10 Managing Your Physician; Chapter 11 Frequently Asked Questions
- Chapter 12 The Hope of ResearchChapter 13 Peripheral Neuropathy Stories by Those Who Know It Best; The Neuropathy Association's Designated Neuropathy Centers; Resources; Acronyms; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-11524-3
- 9786612115240
- 1-935281-12-7
- OCLC:
- 429656624
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