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@cmodling On the rare occasion that I am able to get in my yard and do physical labor such as trimming shrubs, raking leaves, etc. it seems that my neuropathy symptoms are better the following day. Perhaps the physical exercise and the bending helps to loosen the compression on the nerves coming out of my spinal column? I have no idea for sure, but it DOES happen.
I try to walk everyday, and that is helping overall.... but the yard work seems to be most helpful. I jokingly told my physical therapist that I need to find a job with a landscaping crew and spend my days mowing, trimming, raking, digging.... and perhaps I would reverse the neuropathy! 🙂
Keep moving!! Best wishes! Mike

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Moving is surely a big help. Quick story: I had a physical at Mayo about 30 years ago when I was in pretty good shape jogging and when I met with the cardilogist I was telling him I’d saw a few of my friends get the camera in the arteries thing and clogging was discovered so I was concerned about that. He said there were risks with that test like sticking a hole in an artery so he told me to do some yard work every few weeks and I’d know if something was wrong. He said that would be an ongoing self test. I have always done that and the pretty strenuous part of it also. So far so good. I’m 80 and blessed.