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Hi, I'm 60 and was diagnosed with small twitch sensory neuropathy (diagnosed from a skin biopsy of foot and calf; only the foot is involved at this time). EMG is normal. I also have a positive ANA result. For 18 months I have had tingling in my toes and the front part of my feet. I'm in the process of undergoing more testing. I don't clearly (yet) have other clinical symptoms, and the tingling isn't very bad at this time. An arterial cold challenge test was normal...but I am on 2.5 mg/daily of amlodipine, as suggested by my primary doctor to dilate my blood vessels and thus ease the symptoms of the neuropathy because she suspected Reynaud's, and that was before I had further testing and discovered the small switch neuropathy diagnosis).

I'm skeptical of treatments that don't have clear basis from medical studies, but I'm considering getting a red light laser panel as recommended by a local chiropracter who treats neuropathy using this unit. They use the regenstore.com red light laser panel. My neurologist says it's not clear it will help, but it should not cause any damage.

I've started looking into light therapy and wow, it's a bit overwhelming. I'm not clear if the recommended 192-watt panel is the same as laser therapy? I've read some of your comments about light therapy; thank you. If anyone has comments about this particular device, I welcome them. Or anything else. And -- it's nice to meet all of you.

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Welcome @mnjo, I'm pretty skeptical myself. Early on after I finally bit the bullet and got an appointment with a neurologist and was diagnosed with idiopathic small fiber neuropathy, I was looking at a neuropathy clinic that used red light laser therapy. The treatments were spendy requiring months of going back with no guarantees. I decided it wasn't worth it for me. I don't have any experience with the panel you mentioned but looking at notice at the bottom of the page tells me all I need to know.
"Our products are for aesthetic purposes and are not intended or designed to diagnose, treat or cure any disease or condition associated with the human body." --- https://regenstore.com/products/10-pack-of-192-watt-infrared-red-light-metal-panels

On the positive side if you have diabetic neuropathy --- Efficacy of low level laser therapy on painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639677/. Hopefully members that have tried the product can weigh in and share their experience.

It is a bit overwhelming to say the least. I hate to admit how much money I've wasted on devices, topicals and scams to see if it would help my neuropathy. I think it's good to learn as much as you can on your condition and do your own research on treatments. A couple of the sites I have found helpful are:
-- Neuropathy Commons: https://neuropathycommons.org/
-- Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy: https://www.foundationforpn.org/treatments/

Have you tried any other treatments?