Has anyone tried acupuncture for neuropathy?

I just finished successful treatment for esophageal cancer but have developed neuropathy in feet with tingling when I walk. I have appointment to see accupuncture doc and wonder if anyone has had success?

Hi Don @dsh33782, In another discussion I saw a post by a member who was working with a supportive acupuncturist/Traditional Chinese medicine doctor referred her to this article and she was going to follow the protocol laid out in the article. Unfortunately the member is no longer following Connect so I'm not sure how it turned out.

--- Introducing a Standardized Acupuncture Protocol for Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Series:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5733739/

John, thanks that was helpful.

@johnbishop Great article, even if it is dry! I have had acupuncture sessions twice, both met with success. Now, it would be wonderful if I could benefit from it for my neuropathy caused by multiple myeloma, but having a couple other co-morbidities might send it off-track!
Ginger

Congratulations on your treatment. Always nice to hear good news. My husband has painful idopathic PN. Acupuncture brought him some relief as long as he continued going. The travel there and back took a lot of time so he stopped going. It appears from reading many posts over the years that people who have PN due to cancer treatment have a better chance of their PN getting better over time. Hope this helps.

Thanks for your reply. It is good to know accupuncture has helps some.

Yes acupuncture has helped me. I have auto-immune Lupus/Sjogrens and have flare ups of wide spread neuropathy that is prickly all over with an occasional bee sting sensation. Its different from nerve damage but I understand that acupuncture works on all types of pain. It usually takes a couple sessions then its good to keep going once or twice a week. Its deeply relaxing so is good for the body. I like Community Acupuncture which is where they treat a group of people all together, its not private, you keep your clothes on. The needles go in the hands, feet and head area. Cost is less than private, around $25-30 per session in California.

Has anyone tried Acupuncture for Neuropathy?

Hi Berk,
I moved your question to this existing discussion about acupuncture for neuropathy so you can read and connect with others who have tried it.

- Has anyone tried acupuncture for neuropathy? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/accupuncture/

Also see these related discussions:
- Has anyone tried acupuncture for neuropathy foot pain??: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-tried-acupuncture-for-neuropathy-foot-pain/
- Anyone tried Dry Needling or Acupuncture for Pain or Neuropathy? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dry-needling-or-acupuncture/

Thank You C!