My acupuncturist said needling is not the same as acupuncture. One reason is that needling, whether wet or dry, does not involve insertion in the same locations and in the same way. Needling into painful areas may be done by non-acupuncturists, like physical therapists. Acupuncture is dry, and insertion into certain "channels" is intended to bring back proper physical or mental balance. He said that it will not cure the neuropathy, it is supposed to reduce the symptomology. He said that he determined CKD as the primary cause by taking my pulse. He said that he measures 18 different aspects of the pulse. He said that the long-term objective is maintenance appointments of once a week. Right now, I go every 2 or 3 days.

I am familiar with Western medicine. I really don't understand how actually acupuncture works. What I do know is that I feel a difference in incrementally small steps as the treatments continue, and I am hoping for ongoing improvement.

As far as I know, there is no cure for peripheral neuropathy. A very wise lady let me know that the discoverer of a cure can become wealthy indeed. In the meantime, treatment tends to be for the effects as opposed to cause.