Neurological
Neuropathy
Easing the burning, numbness and pins-and-needles
What is Neuropathy?
Neuropathy is nerve damage in the hands and feet, often from diabetes, chemotherapy or unclear causes, and it tends to creep — first a tingling, then numbness, then sometimes a burning pain that's worse at night. Balance can go too, because you're not getting reliable feedback from the ground under your feet. It's one of those conditions that quietly narrows people's lives, one missed step or dropped cup at a time.
How regenerative medicine supports it
We use therapies aimed at improving microcirculation and nerve-supporting growth factors in the affected limbs, alongside addressing the underlying driver where possible — blood sugar control if diabetic, for instance. We measure nerve conduction, sensation testing and pain scores before and after to see if there's genuine change, not just a placebo lift. Nerves that have died back completely, particularly after years of uncontrolled diabetes, have a lower ceiling for recovery and we say so plainly.
Treatments we would consider
Options discussed for this condition
Listed for orientation only. What is actually prescribed depends on your records.
- MSC TherapyMedical team-guided stem cell therapy using mesenchymal cells for joint, immune and whole-body recovery.
- Growth Factor TherapyConcentrated growth factor protocols for tissue repair and regeneration.
- HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy)Pressurised oxygen sessions supporting wound healing, recovery and tissue oxygenation.
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) TherapyALA infusions supporting nerve comfort, antioxidant status and metabolism.
If the evidence for treating neuropathy this way is thin, we will tell you before you book — and the review is not billed.
Neuropathy — Questions Patients Ask
My feet have been numb for five years — can feeling actually come back?
Some patients regain partial sensation, especially where there's still some nerve signal present, but five years of complete numbness is a harder case and we won't oversell it. We'll do a nerve conduction test first so we're basing the conversation on your actual nerve function, not hope.
Is this safe if my neuropathy is from chemotherapy?
Yes, we treat chemotherapy-induced neuropathy regularly, though we'll want confirmation from your oncologist that you're clear of active cancer treatment first. Timing relative to your cancer care matters and we coordinate on that directly.
Will this fix the pain, or just the numbness?
Often the burning, electric-shock type pain responds better and faster than numbness does, which seems counterintuitive but is what we see clinically. We track both separately so you know exactly which symptom is improving.
Do I still need to manage my diabetes carefully if I do this?
Absolutely, and if your blood sugar isn't reasonably controlled we'll say so before starting, because ongoing high glucose keeps damaging nerves regardless of what we do here. This only works well as one part of a bigger management plan.
How long before I'd notice any difference in my feet?
Most patients who respond notice initial changes within four to eight weeks, though nerve tissue is slow to regenerate so full assessment takes a few months. If nothing has shifted by then, we'll tell you honestly rather than keep going.
Reviewed by Bangkok Stem Cell Center Medical Team | Last updated: August 2026
