Warning Signs Of Peripheral Neuropathy

Lack Of Coordination

A peripheral neuropathy patient may experience damage to the nerves that control the muscles in the feet and legs that allow them to stand and walk. When these nerves are damaged, they cannot effectively transmit impulses to the muscles to tell them to contract at the right time or at all. Damaged sensory nerves in the legs and feet can cause a patient to be unable to balance properly due to intermittent numbness and other abnormal sensations.

The foot of an affected patient feels the same as if a healthy individual has a foot that has fallen asleep, and then they try to stand up and walk on it. The lack of feeling causes an inability to coordinate the sequence of muscle movements required to stand and walk properly.

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