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Has anyone tried acupuncture for neuropathy foot pain??

Neuropathy | Last Active: Feb 18 8:28pm | Replies (19)

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Thanks so much, but can one find this type of treatment??

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Looking into this in more detail the last couple days, I throw out these caveats, while acknowledging that magnetic therapy has shown, in various experimental and some very small clinical trials, efficacy in ameliorating various neurological harms: 1) The testing on this that preceded FDA clearance for marketing consisted of very small and industry paid for studies, though there are independent studies showing the usefulness of magnetic energy in related contexts. 2) The FDA 510K clearance for marketing of this is in no way equivalent to FDA approval of a new drug, for example, and has requirements for medical devices that are far below those required for drugs. 3) I can't information on where this is available; I presume it may be available in San Diego where the company is headquartered. Go to the NeuraLaceMedical.com site for more information. It appears that the annual cost for this therapy is a bit over $6,000 which appears to include a regimen of weekly and bi-weekly treatments followed by monthly treatments. If anyone gets more information on this I would appreciate hearing about it. Each treatment is said to last about 14 minutes.