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Personally I would save my money. i’m skeptical of this device and one reason is because of the few studies I read they don’t explain the biological effects of what this light does and how it does it. The studies I looked at are all associated with physical therapy in addition to the light therapy. although I’m not saying they don’t exist I haven’t seen a study that just uses the light therapy itself. It’s been well proven what the effects of exercise are. The studies I read do not divulge where the funding came from for the study but even if it did it's hard to know who was behind the study. Speaking for myself I know how much better I felt when I was swimming 5 miles a day. Who’s to say whether it was the endorphins that were produced during exercising or a placebo effect.
my neuropathy has significantly improved over the last 30 or so years and I have since made significant lifestyle changes which I believe can only help.
If you go with this therapy I wish you success and hope you will keep us updated on your progress Take care,
Jake

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You are correct in that the Anodyne treatment was in conjunction with physical therapy. Since I work out quite a bit I opted not to take the PT but wanted to find out whether the Physical Therapist had any empirical data as to the effectiveness of the anodyne treatment. I had done my due diligence and could not find any articles that indicated Anodyne could help my situation only the info from the PT who was advertising and marketing the treatment. So I decided to ask the Mayo Clinic "Living With Neuropathy" for some help. You get to a point wirh PN that youre are willing to try almost anything for some degree of physical relief. Thank you Paul V