what can speed nerve regeneration after surgically reattaching a nerve to move faster than the average 1mm/day? is there any possiblility it can travel at 2mm/day?
2006-09-22 23:53:47 · 4 answers · asked by Fred K 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Interesting question. To my knowledge there is no clinically proven way of speeding this up.
Nerve regeneration speeds are largely dependent on processes such as axonal transport which moves essential components up and down nerves.
Very specifically, nerve regeneration speed depends on something called Slow Component b which moves the proteins that make up the nerve cell's re-forming skeleton up to the end of the regrowing nerve. The speed of SCb is effectively the same as that of nerve regeneration.
I'm not aware of any known drugs that can speed it up.
Hope that helps.
2006-09-23 00:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All that 1mm a day stuff is a load off crap. I can tell you've ben looking into this, but that's just a general view. Its not all the same. By the sound of things your looking for drugs and I can't think of any other the Vitamin E and even then its not a sure thing for the nerve. What I suggest is moving it, yes exercising! What an idea? This will make it grow faster, but I couldn't put a mm on that for you.
2006-09-23 07:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Gumby G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a special vitamin complex that heals and repairs mostly all the cells in the body. I've been using it, and giving it to my clients for going on 17 yrs.
Originally developed in Europe in the late '40's,early 50's ... it was improved upon by an American biochemist in the 80's.
2006-09-23 07:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by GRNeyzNYC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
STD Clinic address.
2006-09-23 07:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by L S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋