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That burning sensation that won't let you sleep. The numb toes you can't feel on the carpet in the morning. The tingling that runs from your calves down into your heels with no warning. If any of that sounds like your evenings, you already know what you're dealing with - even if no one's put a proper name on it yet.
You're not imagining it, and you're not stuck with it.
Peripheral neuropathy affects more than 20 million Americans, and far too many of them have been told to just "live with it" or manage it with another prescription. At NJ Sports Spine and Wellness in Monroe Township, NJ, we've helped patients who'd all but given up on feeling normal again - and we've done it without surgery, without long-term pain medication, and without the endless runaround.
If you're tired of the nerve pain, the numbness, and the nighttime burning in your feet, let's talk about what might actually be driving it - and what we can do about it.

Peripheral neuropathy is what happens when the nerves outside your brain and spinal cord - your peripheral nerves - stop communicating properly with the rest of your body. Picture those nerves as a network of wires running out from your central nervous system to your hands, feet, arms, and legs. When one of those wires is compressed, inflamed, starved of nutrients, or damaged by disease, the signals it sends get scrambled on the way to the brain.
That's the reason neuropathy symptoms can feel so contradictory. Your foot might feel like it's on fire while you simultaneously can't feel the floor underneath it. Your fingers might tingle for hours and then go suddenly numb. The nerves are sending mixed messages, and your brain is doing its best to translate the static.
Here's the most important thing to understand: neuropathy is almost never a standalone disease. It's a symptom of something else - a compressed spinal nerve, uncontrolled blood sugar, a vitamin deficiency, an autoimmune reaction, or repetitive strain. Real treatment starts with figuring out what's actually causing the damage. Anything short of that is just masking the problem.

Every patient describes their nerve pain a little differently. But almost everyone who walks into our Monroe Township, NJ office describes some combination of the following:
If you've been dealing with any of these for more than a few weeks, it's worth getting looked at. Nerve damage tends to progress, and the earlier we intervene, the more we can typically do.
There isn't one cause, which is a big part of what makes neuropathy so maddening to deal with. Some of the most common contributors we see at our Monroe Township, NJ clinic:
One cause a lot of practices overlook? Your spine. A substantial number of peripheral neuropathy cases trace back to nerve root compression in the lower back or neck. When those nerve roots get irritated, the symptoms can show up far from the actual source - in your feet, calves, fingers, or hands. Because we're a sports, spine, and wellness practice, the spinal connection is always part of how we evaluate your case. It's often the piece other providers have missed.
Most clinics treat neuropathy with medication and a wait-and-see attitude. If that doesn't work, you get a referral to a surgeon. That's a short menu for a complicated problem.
At NJ Sports Spine and Wellness, we take a different route. We're a conservative care practice by design, which means we start with non-surgical options and build a treatment plan around the specific picture your body is showing us. Our team evaluates your nerve function, your spinal health, your muscle strength, your gait and balance, your medical history, and yes - what's already been tried. Then we put together a plan that goes after the cause, not just the surface symptoms.

When nerve compression in the spine is part of the picture - and it often is - our DRX9000 decompression system gently relieves pressure on the affected nerve roots without any incisions or injections. For patients whose neuropathy stems from a herniated disc or stenosis, this can be a turning point.
Targeted adjustments restore proper motion to the spine and joints, reducing mechanical stress on irritated nerves. For the right patient, this is one of the most direct ways to calm nerve symptoms in the feet and hands.
We use guided exercise progressions to rebuild strength, retrain balance, and help your nervous system relearn how to talk to your muscles. This matters enormously if neuropathy has started to affect how you walk, stand, or grip.
Our class IV LiteCure laser delivers deep therapeutic light into damaged tissue to reduce inflammation around irritated nerves and support the body's natural repair process. It's non-invasive, drug-free, and well-tolerated.
Low-level electrical currents help calm overactive pain signals and encourage nerve healing. It's one of the more effective tools for patients who haven't responded well to medication alone.
Acupuncture has a surprisingly strong evidence base for nerve pain and neuropathy symptoms. Our licensed practitioners use it as a standalone option or as part of a broader plan.
Nerve health depends heavily on what you're putting into your body. If deficiencies, blood sugar swings, or chronic inflammation are slowing your recovery, we identify it and address it - with practical, livable changes.
Tight muscles around irritated nerves make everything worse. Hands-on therapy relieves that tension, improves circulation to the nerves, and creates a better environment for healing.
If conservative care isn't moving the needle far enough - and we'll tell you honestly if it isn't - we coordinate with surgical partners who specialize in minimally invasive techniques. That means smaller incisions, less disruption to surrounding tissue, and a lower risk of infection compared with traditional open surgery.
But here's what matters: the majority of our neuropathy patients never reach that step. Our goal is always to exhaust effective non-surgical options first. The best surgery is often the one you end up not needing.


Our Monroe Township, NJ team also treats a range of nerve and musculoskeletal conditions that overlap with or mimic peripheral neuropathy:

Nerve pain doesn't politely wait six weeks for an opening, and we don't think your care should either. We offer same-day appointments for new and existing patients whenever our schedule allows, because nobody dealing with burning feet at midnight wants to hear "we can squeeze you in next month."

We don't reach for injections, prescriptions, or surgical referrals as the first move. We believe in working with your body's capacity to heal - and we've seen how far that approach can go when it's applied consistently by clinicians who actually know what they're doing.

You won't be bounced between three different offices with three conflicting opinions. Our chiropractors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, pain management specialists, acupuncturists, and podiatrist/foot and ankle surgeon all work together - same building, same chart, same plan for you.

In the smaller subset of cases where surgery is truly the right call, we refer to specialists who use minimally invasive techniques. Smaller incisions. Less tissue disruption.

We invest in the equipment that actually moves the needle: the DRX9000 spinal decompression table, LiteCure class IV therapeutic laser, AlterG anti-gravity treadmill for gait retraining, shockwave therapy, NormaTec compression, and on-site X-ray and ultrasound for same-visit diagnostics.

Our plans have a destination. We track your progress, adjust what isn't working, and don't keep you coming back indefinitely. The point is getting you better - and getting you back to the things you've been avoiding.
Your first appointment at our Monroe Township, NJ office is really a conversation, not an assembly line. We'll sit down and talk about when your symptoms started, what makes them better or worse, and what you've already tried. From there, we'll do a thorough physical and neurological exam - testing reflexes, sensation, strength, range of motion, and balance. We may take on-site imaging if it adds clarity to what we're seeing.
Then we'll walk you through, in plain English, what we think is going on and what the options look like. You'll leave the visit knowing exactly what the next step is, what treatment would involve, and what realistic improvement could look like for someone with your history.
No pressure. No upselling. Just a straightforward plan.

If you've been dealing with burning, numbness, tingling, or nerve pain, and you're done waiting for it to get better on its own - we'd like to help. Peripheral neuropathy rarely improves without intervention, but with the right approach, most patients see real, measurable change in how they feel day to day.
Call our Monroe Township, NJ office at (908) 866-7246 to schedule. Same-day appointments available.
It depends on what's causing it and how long it's been going on. Nerve irritation from spinal compression, nutritional deficiency, or early-stage diabetes often responds well to treatment, and many patients see meaningful symptom improvement. More advanced or long-standing nerve damage may not fully reverse, but we can usually reduce pain significantly, improve function and balance, and slow or stop further progression. The earlier you start, the more we can typically do.
There's no single "best" treatment - it depends on what's causing the nerve damage. For most of our Monroe Township, NJ patients, the strongest results come from a combination approach: spinal decompression (when compression is part of the picture), targeted physical therapy, LiteCure laser therapy, electrical stimulation, and nutritional support tailored to nerve health. We don't use a one-size-fits-all protocol, because no two neuropathy cases are really the same.
If you've had numbness, tingling, burning, or nerve pain for more than a few weeks - or if your symptoms are spreading or getting worse - it's worth getting evaluated. You don't need a formal neuropathy diagnosis to come in. If you've noticed changes in how your feet feel, a loss of grip strength, or balance issues you didn't have a year ago, that's reason enough for an exam.
No referral needed. You can schedule directly with our office. If you've already seen another provider, bringing along any recent imaging, bloodwork, or test results makes your first visit more efficient - but it's not required.
Every patient's timeline is different, and your provider will give you a more specific estimate once they understand your case. Some patients notice a meaningful shift in the first few weeks; others are working with a longer treatment arc because of how long the issue has been developing. We check in on progress regularly and adjust the plan based on how you're responding - so you're never in the dark about whether something's working.
The state commissioner of education has upheld a ruling that a former Monroe Township school board member violated ethics rules by using his private business to raise money for a middle school parent group.Commissioner Lily Laux also upheld a reprimand against Adi Nikitinsky, rejecting his appeal in a case that dates to 2020.The complaint was filed in 2021 by Sarah Aziz, another former board member. She alleged Nikitinsky violated the School Ethics Act by directing the school’s principal to promote sales of Parent Staff A...
The state commissioner of education has upheld a ruling that a former Monroe Township school board member violated ethics rules by using his private business to raise money for a middle school parent group.
Commissioner Lily Laux also upheld a reprimand against Adi Nikitinsky, rejecting his appeal in a case that dates to 2020.
The complaint was filed in 2021 by Sarah Aziz, another former board member. She alleged Nikitinsky violated the School Ethics Act by directing the school’s principal to promote sales of Parent Staff Association spirit wear while operating Dot Designing, the business that donated the merchandise for resale.
At the time, Nikitinsky had recently joined the board after serving as president of the Monroe Township Middle School Parent Staff Association. Aziz alleged he asked school staff and the principal to send emails advertising the spirit wear, with customers required to pick up orders at Dot Designing because of the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Aziz argued the arrangement created a conflict of interest because Nikitinsky had voted on the principal’s employment contract.
The state School Ethics Commission referred the complaint to the Office of Administrative Law, where an administrative law judge dismissed it in March 2024.
That decision was overturned in June 2024 by the previous education commissioner, who found Nikitinsky committed an ethics violation. Nikitinsky appealed, leading to Laux’s ruling issued March 16.
In her decision, Laux wrote that Nikitinsky’s communications with the principal and others “provided an indirect benefit … by providing free advertising and generating name recognition for his company.”
Because Nikitinsky had voted on the principal’s contract, Laux wrote that “it would be reasonable for a member of the public to think that the principal would feel obliged to acquiesce to (Nikitinsky’s) request.”
The conduct, she ruled, “creates a justifiable impression among the public for the potential for conflict.”
Laux also found that although Nikitinsky donated the merchandise, “the fundraiser nonetheless indirectly promoted his business while orders were picked up at its location.”
Because the spirit wear had to be collected at Dot Designing, the decision states, “it was therefore clear to those families that the spirit wear was created by (Nikitinsky’s) business.”
Laux agreed that a reprimand — “the least severe penalty” — was appropriate.
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The Monroe Township (NJ) varsity softball team has a home non-conference game vs. East Brunswick (NJ) on Monday, April 13 @ 4p.Rankings & RecordsHead-to-HeadCommon Opponents SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec. East Brunswick0-0Monroe Township2-0 Date...
The Monroe Township (NJ) varsity softball team has a home non-conference game vs. East Brunswick (NJ) on Monday, April 13 @ 4p.
| School | Common Opp. Rec. | School | Common Opp. Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Brunswick | 0-0 | Monroe Township | 2-0 |
| Date | Away | Home | Result | Date | Away | Home | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/2/26 | East Brunswick | Sayreville | 5/5/26 | Monroe Township | Sayreville | |||
| 4/4/26 | East Brunswick | Carteret | 3/19/26 | Monroe Township | Carteret | (W) 16-2 | ||
| 4/7/26 | East Brunswick | St. Thomas Aquinas | 4/14/26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Monroe Township | |||
| 4/20/26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | East Brunswick | 5/7/26 | Monroe Township | St. Thomas Aquinas | |||
| 5/2/26 | East Brunswick | St. Thomas Aquinas | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | East Brunswick | South Plainfield | 4/21/26 | Monroe Township | South Plainfield | |||
| 4/28/26 | East Brunswick | South Plainfield | 5/9/26 | South Plainfield | Monroe Township | |||
| 4/11/26 | East Brunswick | Old Bridge | 4/2/26 | Old Bridge | Monroe Township | |||
| 4/30/26 | Old Bridge | East Brunswick | ||||||
| 4/16/26 | Colonia | East Brunswick | 4/7/26 | Colonia | Monroe Township | |||
| 4/18/26 | Spotswood | East Brunswick | 4/9/26 | Monroe Township | Spotswood | |||
| 5/7/26 | Spotswood | East Brunswick | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | Metuchen | East Brunswick | 4/18/26 | Metuchen | Monroe Township | |||
| 5/5/26 | South Brunswick | East Brunswick | 4/16/26 | South Brunswick | Monroe Township | |||
| 5/9/26 | South Brunswick | East Brunswick | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | Woodbridge | East Brunswick | 3/18/26 | Monroe Township | Woodbridge | (W) 12-5 | ||
| 5/1/26 | Woodbridge | Monroe Township | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | Perth Amboy | East Brunswick | 5/11/26 | Monroe Township | Perth Amboy | |||
| 5/21/26 | East Brunswick | Ewing | 4/29/26 | Monroe Township | Ewing |
| 0-0 | Overall | 2-0 |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | League | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Non-League | 2-0 |
| 0-0 | Head to Head | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Common Opponent | 2-0 |
| 0-0 | Home | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Away | 2-0 |
| 0-0 | Neutral | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Playoff | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | In-State | 2-0 |
| 0-0 | Out-of-State | 0-0 |
The Monroe Township (NJ) freshman baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) on Monday, April 27 @ 4p.Manalapan @ MTHS Baseball Game InfoThe Monroe Township (NJ) freshman baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) on Monday, April 27 @ 4p.Rankings & RecordsHead-to-HeadCommon Opponents SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.School...
The Monroe Township (NJ) freshman baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) on Monday, April 27 @ 4p.
The Monroe Township (NJ) freshman baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) on Monday, April 27 @ 4p.
| School | Common Opp. Rec. | School | Common Opp. Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manalapan | 0-0 | Monroe Township | 0-0 |
| Date | Away | Home | Result | Date | Away | Home | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/19/26 | Manalapan | Marlboro | 3/24/26 | Marlboro | Monroe Township | |||
| 5/21/26 | Marlboro | Manalapan |
| 0-0 | Overall | 0-0 |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | League | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Non-League | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Head to Head | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Common Opponent | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Home | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Away | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Neutral | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Playoff | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | In-State | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Out-of-State | 0-0 |
The Monroe Township (NJ) JV baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Manasquan (NJ) on Thursday, May 14 @ 4p.Manasquan @ MTHS Baseball Game InfoRankings & RecordsHead-to-HeadCommon Opponents SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec. Manasquan0-0Monroe Township0-0 ...
The Monroe Township (NJ) JV baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Manasquan (NJ) on Thursday, May 14 @ 4p.
| School | Common Opp. Rec. | School | Common Opp. Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manasquan | 0-0 | Monroe Township | 0-0 |
| Date | Away | Home | Result | Date | Away | Home | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/17/26 | Manasquan | Toms River South | 3/18/26 | Monroe Township | Toms River South | |||
| 4/20/26 | Toms River South | Manasquan | 4/27/26 | Monroe Township | Toms River South | |||
| 4/24/26 | Wall Township | Manasquan | 3/28/26 | Wall Township | Monroe Township |
| 0-0 | Overall | 0-0 |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | League | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Non-League | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Head to Head | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Common Opponent | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Home | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Away | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Neutral | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Playoff | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | In-State | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Out-of-State | 0-0 |
The Monroe Township (NJ) varsity baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Sayreville (Parlin, NJ) on Wednesday, May 6 @ 4p.Sayreville @ MTHS Baseball Game InfoThe Monroe Township (NJ) varsity baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Sayreville (Parlin, NJ) on Wednesday, May 6 @ 4p.Rankings & Records Team Stat Comparison SayrevilleMonroe Township -Batting Average.154...
The Monroe Township (NJ) varsity baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Sayreville (Parlin, NJ) on Wednesday, May 6 @ 4p.
The Monroe Township (NJ) varsity baseball team has a home non-conference game vs. Sayreville (Parlin, NJ) on Wednesday, May 6 @ 4p.
| Sayreville | Monroe Township | |
|---|---|---|
| - | Batting Average | .154 |
| - | On Base Percentage | .214 |
| - | Slugging Percentage | .192 |
| - | Fielding Percentage | .917 |
| School | Common Opp. Rec. | School | Common Opp. Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayreville | 0-0 | Monroe Township | 0-0 |
| Date | Away | Home | Result | Date | Away | Home | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16/26 | Sayreville | Woodbridge | 4/14/26 | Monroe Township | Woodbridge | |||
| 5/20/26 | Sayreville | Woodbridge | 4/16/26 | Woodbridge | Monroe Township | |||
| 4/4/26 | Sayreville | South Brunswick | 3/21/26 | South Brunswick | Monroe Township | |||
| 4/7/26 | South Brunswick | Sayreville | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | Sayreville | Colonia | 3/26/26 | Monroe Township | Colonia | |||
| 4/11/26 | Colonia | Sayreville | ||||||
| 4/18/26 | Sayreville | Perth Amboy | 5/4/26 | Monroe Township | Perth Amboy | |||
| 4/18/26 | Perth Amboy | Sayreville | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | Perth Amboy | Sayreville | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | Sayreville | Metuchen | 5/9/26 | Monroe Township | Metuchen | |||
| 4/30/26 | Metuchen | Sayreville | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | Sayreville | Metuchen | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Sayreville | 4/18/26 | Monroe Township | St. Thomas Aquinas | |||
| 4/21/26 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Monroe Township | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | South Plainfield | Sayreville | 4/28/26 | Monroe Township | South Plainfield | |||
| 4/30/26 | South Plainfield | Monroe Township | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | Sayreville | Old Bridge | 4/23/26 | Monroe Township | Old Bridge | |||
| 4/25/26 | Old Bridge | Monroe Township |
| 0-0 | Overall | 0-1 |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | League | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Non-League | 0-1 |
| 0-0 | Head to Head | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Common Opponent | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Home | 0-1 |
| 0-0 | Away | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Neutral | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | Playoff | 0-0 |
| 0-0 | In-State | 0-1 |
| 0-0 | Out-of-State | 0-0 |

