Anyone tried shock wave therapy for peripheral neuropathy nerve pain?

i am 78 years old and have pn pain when trying to sleep.it started with cold or hot toes with pain of a sheet touching toes hurting.it progressed to numbness of toes till the entire bottom of both feet to heels were numb. i have tryed for years to find a fix since doctors only want to prescribe drugs for pain with no fix. i started dead hanging on feb14,16,18,20 and 22. after 5 times i am feeling a change in my pn pain. the change is my toes are hurting much worse but the numbness is about gone. is there anyone else that have tryed this?

Sorry. I should have said shock wave therapy.

@lindavs
Just curious, do these treatments have to be done or repeated at specific intervals?

Thanks,
Jake

The treatments are given in a series. How many are needed to truth a particular thing depends on what is being treated. It only Mt feet needed to be treated maybe 2 to 4 sessions would be needed. Because my neuropathy goes all the way to my knees on both legs, 8 sessions, 2 treatments in each session (for both legs) is 8 treatments. My cousin was treated for knees that were deemed untreatable except by knee replacement. He had 8 sessions testing both knees and has gone 8 weeks without the return of symptoms. Will I have the same success? Don't know. I don't know anyone else with neuropathy as advanced as mine who has done this kind of therapy. I hope I can deliver good news to anyone suffering sleepless nights from neuropathy pain.

I have had neuropathy for a number of years. It has slowly crept up from my feet to just under my knees. Gabapentin was all the neurologist seemed to have to offer. That drug is contraindicated for me. My cousin who completed medical school and then obtained his PhD in pharmacological research, is the very last person to try "woowoo" medical treatments so when he called me and suggested I try shockwave therapy at one very particular place, I was willing to try it. I had my second treatment yesterday. I have 6 more to go, which take place once a week. I did not have any noticeable change after first session (both feet). This second session (also just both feet) I had noticeable improvement that day but that night was awful as usual. I go every Thursday. I will let you know how it goes over the course of the next 6 weeks. By the way, there are 2 kinds of shockwave therapy. One is not as effective as the otger. If I can find the notes from my cousin, I will post again. Let us know how it is going for you if you actually started.
BTW, no insurance. $3k for 16 treatments. Work on each leg is considered one treatment. If I can ever sleep again, I will consider it a life changing investment.

I have had neuropathy for a number of years. It has slowly crept up from my feet to just under my knees. Gabapentin was all the neurologist seemed to have to offer. That drug is contraindicated for me. My cousin who completed medical school and then obtained his PhD in pharmacological research, is the very last person to try "woowoo" medical treatments so when he called me and suggested I try shockwave therapy at one very particular place, I was willing to try it. I had my second treatment yesterday. I have 6 more to go, which take place once a week. I did not have any noticeable change after first session (both feet). This second session (also just both feet) I had noticeable improvement that day but that night was awful as usual. I go every Thursday. I will let you know how it goes over the course of the next 6 weeks. By the way, there are 2 kinds of shockwave therapy. One is not as effective as the otger. If I can find the notes from my cousin, I will post again. Let us know how it is going for you if you actually started.
BTW, no insurance. $3k for 16 treatments. Work on each leg is considered one treatment. If I can ever sleep again, I will consider it a life changing investment.

I have had neuropathy for a number of years. It has slowly crept up from my feet to just under my knees. Gabapentin was all the neurologist seemed to have to offer. That drug is contraindicated for me. My cousin who completed medical school and then obtained his PhD in pharmacological research, is the very last person to try "woowoo" medical treatments so when he called me and suggested I try shockwave therapy at one very particular place, I was willing to try it. I had my second treatment yesterday. I have 6 more to go, which take place once a week. I did not have any noticeable change after first session (both feet). This second session (also just both feet) I had noticeable improvement that day but that night was awful as usual. I go every Thursday. I will let you know how it goes over the course of the next 6 weeks. By the way, there are 2 kinds of shockwave therapy. One is not as effective as the otger. If I can find the notes from my cousin, I will post again. Let us know how it is going for you if you actually started.
BTW, no insurance. $3k for 16 treatments. Work on each leg is considered one treatment. If I can ever sleep again, I will consider it a life changing investment.

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Fe y optimismo.

Hi @lindavs ,

Do they start at your calves and go to your toes and do each toe. That is what you want done, so that the blood is going to your toes, the farthest from your heart. Then the foot and calves. For me I am charged $50 a session. If I bought a plan much cheaper. I would look for other providers. As for how well it works, spectacular. It does not completely get rid of my neuropathy , but reduces it to a small background noise.
I will answer questions. I have also done red light therapy.

JFN