Hello, @bettyg81pain ~
Hoping that what I share in some way answers your question, as I want to start by saying what it cannot do:
- it cannot heal peripheral neuropathy
- it cannot return the strength that your body had before you became a senior
- it will not restore balance
For me, I have found that I now have feeling in the soles of my feet, whereas before, they were completely numb. (Years ago, I had a neighbor who had to have his toes amputated because he didn't realize he was burning his feet sitting too close to his fireplace. That was a reminder that some pain is good because it warns you about danger.)
The PN type of foot pain, for me, can only be subdued with Pregabalin & Tramadol, so I wouldn't say the BEMER is the PRIMARY source of relief from PN foot pain. However, because it restores blood flow to the capillaries and tiny blood vessels that are offshoots from the main arteries and veins, it increases receptivity of warmth, feeling, strength, and energy to the body and to particular parts of the body where the accessory pieces are positioned. For me, that is specifically my wrists because of fairly severe carpel tunnel, and my legs because most of us find our circulation has decreased, especially if we cannot walk for exercise. Also, it really helps on the sore shoulder blades and neck. I feel a more general sense of well-being using this every day, as opposed to staggered visits to my PT.
I feel you would need to find a practitioner who is familiar with this system and with your body so that settings could be programmed to your individual needs.
This, for me, is a major commitment and investment ~ and really, a lifestyle change in a way. I am not trying to extend my lifespan past the years that God has planned for me, but I am trying to find adaptations that keep me in my own home, avoiding any orthopedic surgery, rehab or skilled care, and independent enough that I don't disrupt my grown children's lives putting them any further into the "sandwich" generation situation than they already are. They are all married, so they have two sets of parents, or at least two families with a senior parent.
Still hoping and praying you find the answers and relief that you are looking for!
~Barb