Hi, @johnbishop and @survivor102021,
My P.T. has been treating my peripheral neuropathy with laser for about 24 months. (I have had P.N. for about 20 years but it seemed to get much worse, also affecting my hands, after a very successful back surgery in Jan. of 2021 which decompressed and fused the L2 to the sacrum.) At the beginning she was using a laser device once a week on my feet and I remember that it eased the numbness and pain (yeah, weird together) for a few hours.
Then, she purchased a deep-tissue (she refers to it as "class 4") unit made by LifeForce and I was receiving treatments once a week on both hands and feet. It took about a year, but I have regained some feeling in my feet plus I have greater use of my hands. The downfall is that the stronger unit treatments are not covered by Medicare or evidently by the V.A., whereas the weaker treatments which did not offer much relief, were. I pay $420. for 12 treatments which include both feet and hands, and I do believe the results are worth the investment. I am now receiving the treatments once every 2 weeks. What I can't be sure of, though, is if 100% of the relief is coming from the laser, or if some or all of the other efforts (monthly chiro, weekly Bemer treatments from my P.T., prescriptions: Pregabalin, Tramadol, Ropinerol, or exercises are offering part of it. I suspect they all contribute in one way or another). I'm not free of pain, numbness, tingling, and coldness
in the extremities, and my balance is terrible, but at 76 I am able to live independently in my own home, drive, and truly enjoy life.
Hope this helps a little bit. Happy New Year!
Barb