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@norwalkk

Hello. my first post here, but I feel I must comment on this "treatment". There is a chiropractor in my area who constantly advertises that he has helped "thousands of patients" with his treatment. Finally I decided to give it a try. It was the Anodyne Freedom 300 and the Rebuilder, sold together. In my case, about 3 years ago, the cost was over $7,500.00. In addition to this expense one needed to spend an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening with both of these machines. Part of the package included a vibrating foot massager, a powder of vitamins, and a salve , and a couple chiropractic adjustments. I faithfully followed this protocol for 1 1/2 years, 2 hours/day. IT DID NOTHING to help my neuropathy (Unknown cause). I would caution about buying into this as a cure or even a help. Lots of money and time wasted!!!

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Apr 10 7:53am

Welcome @norwalkk, I looked into one of these type clinics before and decided against it. I have idiopathic small fiber peripheral neuropathy but only have numbness and some tingling but no pain so like others have just learned to live with it. I shared my neuropathy journey in another discussion here - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/310341/.

One thing that has helped me is learning as much as I can about neuropathy and what may provide some relief along with how to live the best I can with the condition. A good place to start learning more is the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (https://www.foundationforpn.org/living-well/). They also have an upcoming free online webinar that you might find interesting:

Shedding light on idiopathic PN: Recent advances in understanding
Tuesday, May 05, 2026, 1:30 PM Central Daylight Time, 1 hour
Register: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5305746/EEE3CEF81692A3D029C29AA214565BF9

What type of symptoms do you have with your neuropathy?

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trishdub | @trishdub | Apr 10 8:00am

@norwalkk
I admire your perseverance and am sorry it was of no help to you. You certainly answered my question. I do hope the chiropractor adjusts his thinking about the efficacy of his machines! Or lack thereof!

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