With early diagnosis when symptoms are mild or absent, doctors can treat and stop further nerve damage. For example, with the heart rate variability test, problems can be diagnosed both before and after symptoms occur. Until recently, this non-invasive test was available only through research hospitals, but it is now available to specialists and family practitioners throughout the country. Most treatments for neuropathy control the symptoms to improve quality of life and allow you to lead as normal a life as possible. New studies show that we may even be able to halt the progress of the condition.
Current research is focused on finding the cause of the problem and ways to regrow damaged nerves.
Many of our research studies are testing different new drug treatments for which you might be a candidate.