If you have nerve damage in your feet, it can affect your ability to stand, walk, and remain active throughout your life. Dr. Tatiana Wellens and Dr. Maria Jaramillo-Dolan at Central Florida Foot and Ankle Center offers comprehensive podiatry services, including diagnosis and treatment of nerve damage in the feet. They have three convenient office locations for patients seeking help with nerve reconstruction in Winter Haven, Lakeland, and Davenport, FL.

What You Need to Know About Nerve Damage and Nerve Reconstruction in the Feet

If you have nerve damage in your feet, seeing a podiatrist is essential. A podiatrist will be able to find the root cause to plan an appropriate treatment. This condition has several potential causes,

including:

• Peripheral neuropathy from diabetes and other causes. In fact, 40% of all neuropathy diagnosed in the United States is non-diabetes related.
• Damage to the nerves in your feet from an accident or injury, most commonly being nerve entrapments and neuromas
• A medical condition affecting the nervous system

At Central Florida Foot and Ankle Center, our doctors offer a number of diagnostic options to help people suffering from nerve damage. At your appointment, we will start with imaging studies, such as epidermal nerve fiber density testing, electromyography, nerve conduction studies, or magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasound can also find the location of the nerve damage, so we can for treatment.

We also do have a weight-bearing computerized tomography scan in our Winter Haven office. That gives us an extremely accurate diagnosis within one minute.

Treating Nerve Damage to the Foot

Damage to a nerve in your foot may heal without surgery, but it can take months and even years to heal. Seeking timely professional help is imperative to prevent further irreversible damage .

Non-surgical options for treatment include:

• Prescription of medications to reduce nerve pain
• Corticosteroid injections to reduce inflammation and pain
• Rest and assistive devices to allow the nerve to heal
• We also offer several types of laser treatments to reduce neuropathic pain as well as implantable devices, such as stim router

If a nerve is severely damaged or cut, we will likely recommend surgery for nerve reconstruction in Winter Haven, Davenport, or Lakeland, FL. Dr. Wellens and Dr. Jaramillo-Dolan can widen the space

a nerve passes through to lessen compression, remove damaged nerves, or close gaps in the nerves with nerve grafts to treat this condition effectively.

Learn More about Nerve Damage and Nerve Reconstruction

To find out more about nerve damage and nerve reconstruction in Winter Haven, Davenport or Lakeland, FL, call Dr. Wellens and Dr. Jaramillo-Dolan at Central Florida Foot and Ankle Center. You can reach them in any of our offices by calling (863) 299-4551, so call today!