Functional Approaches to Neuropathy: Beyond Symptom Suppression

Functional Approaches to Neuropathy: Beyond Symptom Suppression

Conventional neuropathy care often revolves around one theme: suppress the symptoms. Gabapentin, duloxetine, and pregabalin may dampen pain, but they don’t promote healing and they come with side effects patients quickly grow tired of.

That’s why more patients are turning to physicians like you, independent, direct-pay providers who offer functional, root-cause strategies. If you’re ready to stop masking neuropathy and start reversing it, a functional model can help you lead the way.

What Makes Neuropathy Functional?

Functional medicine looks at the why, not just the what:

• Why are nerves under stress?

• What metabolic, nutritional, or toxic burden is disrupting their function?

• What can we remove, or restore, to encourage repair?

The approach is personalized, proactive, and often highly effective for patients who’ve been stuck in “symptom control mode” for years.

Key Functional Strategies for Nerve Healing

1. Address Blood Sugar Instability

   • Use fasting insulin, A1C, and CGM when needed

   • Stabilize glucose to prevent ongoing nerve damage

2. Correct Micronutrient Deficiencies

   • B12, B6, folate, magnesium, alpha-lipoic acid, and omega-3s

   • Test and supplement with precision

3. Reduce Inflammation

   • Anti-inflammatory nutrition

   • Infrared therapy, movement, and mitochondrial support

4. Promote Neuroregeneration

   • Red/infrared light therapy

   • Laser therapy

   • Proprioceptive training and neuroplasticity techniques

5. Optimize Gut and Mitochondrial Health

   • Heal what’s blocking absorption and energy production at the cellular level

   
   
   
   

Why This Belongs in Your Practice

As a private physician, you’re not limited by insurance codes or outdated protocols. You can integrate functional testing, longer visits, and individualized plans that treat neuropathy at its source, not just its surface.

Patients don’t want “maintenance.” They want progress. You can give them that.

Ready to Build a Root-Cause Neuropathy Program That Actually Works?

Book a Strategy Session with John Hayes Jr., MD to learn how physicians are using functional strategies to deliver lasting relief, grow their practices, and transform patient lives without relying on prescription pads.