Peripheral neuropathy care.

What people describe.

Neuropathy does not sound the same from any two people. Some describe burning, worst at night when everything else goes quiet. Some say pins and needles. Some say their feet feel like they are wrapped in a thick sock that is not there. Others have lost enough feeling that they cannot tell where the floor is in the dark, and balance goes with it.

What they share is that it wears you down. Sleep goes first. Then walking distance. Then the things you used to do without thinking about your feet.

Where the trouble comes from.

Peripheral nerves are the long ones. They run from your spine out to your hands and feet, and they are the last stop on the line, which is part of why the hands and feet are usually where symptoms land.

Nerves get irritated for different reasons. Sometimes a nerve is under pressure where it leaves the spine, from a disc or from narrowing in the canal. Sometimes it gets squeezed further down its path, at the wrist, the elbow, or behind the knee. Sometimes the cause is metabolic, and the nerve is not getting what it needs from the body, which is common in people managing diabetes. Sometimes it follows chemotherapy or another medication.

Those causes call for different responses, and some of them are not ours to treat. Working out which one you are dealing with is the point of the first visit.

The exam comes first.

Dr. Christopher Boss takes a full history, including your medications and any conditions you are managing, because those change the picture. Then he tests. Sensation in the feet and hands. Reflexes. Muscle strength. Balance. Where along the nerve path the symptoms can be reproduced.

That last one matters more than most people expect. If pressing or moving a specific spot changes what you feel in your foot, that is a mechanical lead worth following. If nothing along the path changes anything, the cause is likely elsewhere, and more chiropractic visits will not find it.

What the program involves.

1. 01

   Find the site

   We map where along the nerve the irritation is coming from, and rule out the places it is not.

2. 02

   Take pressure off

   If the nerve is compressed near the spine, that gets addressed directly. Adjusting restores motion to the joints involved. Where a disc is the culprit, spinal decompression can take load off it.

3. 03

   Work the tissue

   Microcurrent, cold laser and electrical stimulation are used on the affected area. Microcurrent in particular is gentle, which suits feet that are already oversensitive.

4. 04

   Move and balance

   Nerves respond to movement and circulation. You get specific at-home work, including balance drills if your footing has become unreliable.

5. 05

   Re-check on a schedule

   Symptoms get rated the same way every time so change is measurable, not a matter of memory. We tell you what the numbers are doing.

How long it takes.

Nerve tissue is slow. That is simply how it behaves. A joint can feel different the same day it is adjusted, but a nerve that has been irritated for two years does not turn around in a week. Plan on a course of visits over several weeks, with a formal check partway through.

At that check you get a straight answer. If your symptoms are backing off, if you are sleeping better, if the numb patch has shrunk, we keep going. If nothing has moved, we stop and talk about what else should be looked at rather than adding more visits to a plan that is not working.

What you can do between visits.

Look at your feet daily, especially if sensation is reduced. A cut or blister you cannot feel is a real risk and it needs to be caught early. Keep walking, in whatever amount you can manage. Follow the plan your physician has for any condition driving this, because our work sits alongside that care, never in place of it.

Coming in.

Boss Chiropractic has been in Sterling Ridge since 2001, and we see patients from The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe, Magnolia and across Montgomery County. Most major insurance plans are accepted, with self-pay available. Bring your medication list and any recent testing to the first visit.

Reviewed and approved by Dr. Christopher Boss, DC, Doctor of Chiropractic since 1998 and the treating chiropractor at Boss Chiropractic. Last updated September 11, 2026.

This page is general information, not medical advice. What is right for you depends on your exam. Dr. Boss will tell you straight whether we can help, and where to go if we cannot.