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@hamiltod ~ Oddly, I agree with both @johnbishop and @jakedduck1. I was diagnosed through an EMG by a neurophysiologist about 7 years ago but it was my physical therapist whose use of the class IV red laser treatment gave me the breakthrough to finally sense a small degree of normal feeling in my feet, which would help with daily life. The only feeling I had up until that point was excruciating foot pain at night for most of every night. I have never had a complete return of normal feeling but given my situation and the improvement I experienced, I would definitely give it a try if you can afford it. My insurance did not cover the treatments, which were about $40. each at the time but I was willing to try it for about 3 months, once a week. My experience with some chiropractors is that they are willing to credit sometimes unconventional interventions (and come under considerable criticism) for relief but they seldom suggest those interventions. Good for yours that she was willing to offer her opinion. I don't, however, understand upon which basis she was able to make the diagnosis. Like physicians, chiropractors use X-Rays to determine skeletal anomalies but the neurologists administer those tests which reveal the medical reality of the nervous system. I surely wish you the very best going forward!
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Hi @hamiltod, Welcome to Connect. I think I might want to get a second opinion about your neuropathy diagnosis from a specialist/neurologist. I'm not a medical expert but I don't think a chiropractor has the medical training on neuropathy and the possible causes. There are other discussions on members who have had laser treatments for neuropathy if you want to scan through them - Here's a search of Connect that shows the discussions related to laser treatments for neuropathy - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/.