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I have recently begun a treatment program. Upfront cost took a chunk out of my savings, but I have been suffering with neuropathy since 2011. I went in skeptical and after a month I remain so. I received two types of infrared equipment, electrical stimulation equipment and a quake plate that vibrates fairly enthusiastically.
I believe they provide a nutritional regimen to most clients, but, because of my heart issues, they didn't put me on that.
I have been diligently doing the home treatments and driving an hour and a half to the clinic every week. I am taking a few days off, right now, because the treatments aggravated the pain in my feet.
At the clinic, I receive a laser wand treatment on my feet and hands and stand on a jumbo quake plate machine for 10 minutes.
It burns my biscuits to think I am causing myself more pain, at great financial cost, because the clinic has a huge population of folks whose misery they can capitalize on.
Initially I was following written instructions for using the home laser, but I was doing to much at one time, due to an ambiguity in the instructions. When I tried to convey my thoughts on their instructions, I was shut down and labeled argumentive.
Since then, the program they finally loaded on to the app they use, provides a check list of things to do daily. They are all incorrect for my treatment plan.
Everyday a healthy recipe and a reminder to take the supplements daily. But... I'm not on the nutritional plan.
The other things are for equipment I don't have, all much more expensive than what they actually gave me.
All I can do is carry on with the treatments and pray that the benefits they claim will occur do occur.

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Sorry to her that you're going through this. My experience has been that these treatments are a sham. I would stop wasting your money and consult an experienced neurologist who specifies in neuropathy. You don't mention if you are on any meds. I've had some success with Pregabalin (Lyrica) + Oxcarbazepine which helps take the edge off. Where are you located?

I tried a similar treatment program. The people were very nice. It included hyperbaric oxygen chamber 2x week, infared light boot to use at home, electrostimulation in office 1 x week, ultrasound tx 1 time a week. Supplements and nutriental recommendations geared towards diabetes which i do not have. Cost was to be $3,000 for whole thing paid in 2 payments, after 1st payment and 6 weeks of treatment there was no change. They seemed very disappointed I saw no improvement and they allowed me to drop out and not make second payment.