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Functional Medicine Approaches to Peripheral Neuropathy
A comprehensive clinical framework for diagnosing, classifying, and managing peripheral neuropathy across all etiologies
Elevate your peripheral neuropathy practice with advanced pattern recognition, lab mastery, and integrative treatment across all major etiologies.
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Course Description
Peripheral neuropathy affects tens of millions of patients, yet a significant portion receive incomplete evaluations that miss correctable metabolic, autoimmune, and neurological drivers. The clinical complexity of this condition demands a multi-axis approach that goes well beyond standard nerve conduction findings.
This course gives clinicians a structured, evidence-based framework to identify neuropathy patterns, interpret functional lab panels, differentiate central from peripheral drivers, and apply targeted interventions including photobiomodulation, pulsed radiofrequency stimulation, neurological rehabilitation, and clinical nutrition. Dr. David Clark integrates functional neurology with functional medicine to create a clinically actionable system for even the most challenging presentations.
What you’ll learn:
- Apply pattern recognition to rapidly classify neuropathy type, fiber, and distribution
- Interpret functional lab panels to identify correctable metabolic drivers of neuropathy
- Deploy photobiomodulation protocols with clinically validated parameters for nerve regeneration
- Differentiate entrapment, demyelinating, and length-dependent axonopathy at the bedside
- Design integrative treatment plans addressing immune, metabolic, and neurological mechanisms
More About This Course
Peripheral neuropathy is among the most diagnostically demanding conditions encountered in clinical practice. With over 100 recognized etiologies, presentations ranging from length-dependent axonal degeneration to immune-mediated demyelination, and a significant proportion of cases historically labeled idiopathic, clinicians equipped with advanced assessment and treatment frameworks are uniquely positioned to generate outcomes that patients cannot find elsewhere.
This course, Mastery of Peripheral Neuropathy, is built for clinicians who already understand the neuroscience and want to develop precision-level clinical capability. Core search terms anchoring this content include peripheral neuropathy treatment, diabetic neuropathy clinical management, gluten neuropathy, small fiber neuropathy, photobiomodulation for neuropathy, functional lab interpretation for neuropathy, and autoimmune peripheral neuropathy. These are the exact clinical questions this course resolves.
Across 25 credit hours, Dr. David Clark, DC, DACNB guides clinicians through a layered clinical framework. You will learn to apply pattern recognition across symptom acuity, anatomic distribution, and fiber type to narrow the differential before a single lab is ordered. You will interpret comprehensive functional blood chemistry panels, identify nutritional drivers including B12 insufficiency, gluten sensitivity, and metabolic syndrome, and recognize when the immune system is the primary target of intervention. Treatment modules cover photobiomodulation with specific wavelength and dosing protocols, pulsed radiofrequency stimulation, entrapment neuropathy management, receptor-based neurological rehabilitation, and dietary and supplementation strategies grounded in current evidence.
This course is designed for licensed chiropractors, chiropractic neurologists, functional medicine clinicians, and integrative practitioners who manage patients with painful, progressive, or unexplained neuropathic syndromes. It is equally valuable for clinicians managing diabetic neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, connective tissue disease, hereditary neuropathies, and entrapment syndromes.
Dr. David Clark holds diplomates in both clinical neuroscience and clinical nutrition, and is a Fellow of the American College of Functional Neurology, the American Board of Brain Injury and Rehabilitation, the American Association of Integrative Medicine, and the American Board of Vestibular Rehabilitation. His integrated lens across neurology and metabolic medicine makes this course a singular clinical resource for advanced practitioners.
Components
Educational Syllabus
- The Anatomy of Vulnerability
- Understand why peripheral nerves are uniquely susceptible to metabolic, toxic, and immune injury. Explore axonal structure, myelin dynamics, Schwann cell biology, and the blood-nerve barrier to build a precise foundation for clinical reasoning.
- Pattern Recognition That Changes Everything
- Move beyond symptom-matching to a dynamic clinical framework. Classify neuropathy by acuity, anatomic distribution, fiber type, and symmetry to generate a working differential before ordering a single test.
- The History as a Diagnostic Instrument
- Extract the data that narrows the diagnosis. Learn which medications, exposures, family history features, and social factors reveal the most probable etiologies in any clinical presentation.
- Decoding the Differential
- Navigate the full spectrum of acute, chronic, symmetric, and asymmetric polyneuropathies. Master the clinical logic that separates diabetic neuropathy from vasculitic, infectious, hereditary, and immune-mediated presentations.
- Small Fiber and Autonomic Neuropathy Unmasked
- Recognize and evaluate the neuropathies most often missed by conventional testing. Identify autonomic dysfunction patterns, understand sudomotor and cardiovascular testing, and connect findings to treatable etiologies.
- Neuropathic Pain Mechanisms Made Clinical
- Translate peripheral and central sensitization neuroscience into treatment strategy. Understand ectopic discharge, TRPV1 upregulation, glial activation, and disinhibition as targets for non-pharmacological intervention.
- Functional Lab Mastery for Neuropathy
- Interpret comprehensive blood chemistry panels with functional reference ranges. Identify B12 insufficiency, glucose dysregulation, thyroid dysfunction, inflammatory markers, and nutritional deficiencies that drive neuropathy.
- Autoimmunity as a Neuropathic Driver
- Recognize the immune system as a primary therapeutic target. Evaluate antibody panels, connect connective tissue diseases to neuropathic presentations, and apply immune-neutral interventions with confidence.
- Gluten, Celiac, and the Neuropathic Brain
- Understand the full spectrum of gluten-associated neurological injury beyond gastrointestinal symptoms. Apply comprehensive gluten sensitivity testing and dietary intervention as both a diagnostic tool and treatment strategy.
- Photobiomodulation for Nerve Regeneration
- Apply evidence-based photobiomodulation protocols for diabetic neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, CIPN, and neuropathic pain. Understand wavelength, power density, and dosing parameters that determine clinical outcomes.
- Entrapment Neuropathies from Root to Foot
- Diagnose and treat thoracic outlet syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, quadrilateral space entrapment, and peroneal entrapment using provocative testing and targeted interventions.
- Metabolic and Nutritional Intervention Protocols
- Build individualized supplementation strategies for autoimmune, hyperglycemic, mitochondrial, and nutritional-deficiency neuropathies. Apply alpha lipoic acid, benfotiamine, methylcobalamin, curcumin, resveratrol, and omega-3 fatty acids with clinical precision.
- The Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment System
- Deploy a multi-target therapeutic approach to diabetic peripheral neuropathy addressing oxidative stress, AGE formation, polyol pathway activation, and mitochondrial dysfunction with evidence-based nutritional and lifestyle interventions.
- Neurological Examination and Outcome Measurement
- Conduct a reflective, hypothesis-driven neurological exam. Apply the Rydel-Seiffer tuning fork, two-point discrimination, parietal localization, cerebellar testing, and autonomic assessment as precision outcome tools.
- Brain-Based Rehabilitation for Peripheral Neuropathy
- Integrate receptor-based neurological rehabilitation to address central consequences of peripheral nerve disease. Apply proprioceptive retraining, mirror therapy, parietal targeting, vestibular integration, and exercise protocols to drive measurable recovery.
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Functional Medicine Approaches to Peripheral Neuropathy
Elevate your peripheral neuropathy practice with advanced pattern recognition, lab mastery, and integrative treatment across all major etiologies.
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