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Has anyone benefited from treatment claimed by Neuropathy Clinics?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Jul 13, 2023 | Replies (40)Comment receiving replies
Hi Toni @avmcbellar, You will notice I changed your title a little to better describe the discussion. When I was first diagnosed with neuropathy I did look into one that advertises a lot and a friend's wife who is a little older than I am went there on a regular basis and thought it helped her. I looked into it myself and thought it was more of a dubious type of treatment. They were using a combined treatment of infrared/LED therapy on the leg plus massage and something else. When I called to discuss the cost and get more information, I was told everyone is different but it usually works withing 8 to 12 treatments at $75 to $145 a pop depending on the time they spent but there were no guarantees. I still get mailings from them for a free lunch to discuss the treatments (another red flag - no free lunch 🙂). I wished it weren't so but there are a lot of businesses out there making money from the pain and suffering of folks with neuropathy.
Beware Expensive Treatments of Peripheral Neuropathy -- https://www.foundationforpn.org/5179/
Maybe there are some folks who have tried it and it helped but I've not met any yet.
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@johnbishop thanks. Sounded too good to be true. I don’t know what 15% or less nerve damage means in terms of the stage of neuropathy. I believe all the “free” is promoted to lure people for a service the company is providing. The benefit is to find people with the right insurance that pays for the service. This is their method for gaining customers. I see that when companies do “free screenings” for blood pressure checks. They are looking for potential customers. Same here with the clinic. They are hoping to bring in more people by providing a “free lunch”. I am also leery. Do these companies really care about the people or is this a monetary gain for them? Thanks. Toni
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Yes, there are a lot of charlatans and snake oil salesmen about in this wild world of ours. I just googled "neuropathy pain relief clinics" and there were 7 separate centers on the first page alone (and about the same number on page 2), along with the "Beware Expensive Treatments..." article John references (thankfully that shows up early in the search). 20 million neuropathy sufferers in the U.S. alone are a BIG market! And they attract both the good and the bad as far as people who want to help (maybe a little more of the bad than the good?). I am just guessing that the Mayo pain program Rachel @rwinney is attending next month might be as good as any of these types of programs are likely to be. Hoping so, anyway.🤞 Best, Hank