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Has anyone tried infrared or red light therapy to relieve neuropathy p

Posted by bryce49 @bryce49, Sep 25, 2024

I was recently told that a friend's parent used infrared or red light therapy to successfully relieve neuropathy. Is anyone using it? Or is that another bogus claim?

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seadog | @seadog | 1 day ago
In reply to @esthersue "@debbo66 Hello, no, I only have nerve pain and tingling in my legs. From reading the..." + (show)
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Hello, no, I only have nerve pain and tingling in my legs. From reading the Mayo Clinic blog, I can see that neuropathy can be a very confusing condition. There are numerous causes, symptoms, and therapies. From the best of my understanding, the light therapies are all very different. The only Healthcare professionals that offer this are chiropractors and functional medicine clinics; at least in my experience. From reading this blog, it seems that sometimes the light therapies help (but do not cure) and sometimes they don't. I have been on a trial and error journey for a long time. I'm not sure what kind of red light therapy you are using, but maybe a professional opinion would help? My Anodyne system uses thermal light energy and I had a referral from a chiropractor for it (after going for appointments for 3 months). I bought my home cold laser 5 years ago for $4000 after using a similar system at a chiropractor's office. I am assuming that you've been to a neurologist and have had all the available tests for causes for your neuropathy. I hope that your red light system works!

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So have you noticed any improvements in your neuropathy symptoms using your US$4000 Anodyne Cold Laser System? Please.

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esthersue | @esthersue | 1 day ago
In reply to @seadog "@esthersue So have you noticed any improvements in your neuropathy symptoms using your US$4000 Anodyne Cold..." + (show)
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So have you noticed any improvements in your neuropathy symptoms using your US$4000 Anodyne Cold Laser System? Please.

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Hello, the light therapies reduced my pain and allowed me to be more active. The latest skin biopsy showed that my small fiber density had improved. But I am not sure if this was because of the therapies. I also went gluten free and take a lot of expensive supplements from the functional medicine doctor. I think that you definitely have to try the light therapies first before purchasing. For me, without the light therapies I would be back to a "couch potato ". But again, this is not a cure. From all of my doctor appointments, I know that diet is extremely important. Gluten and other protein foods caused severe inflammation and pain for me. But even control of the diet is not a cure. Until I find the cause, I will always be trying to control the pain. (You can Google Anodyne red light therapy and Avant hand held cold laser for more information on the characteristics of each type of therapy....and how circulation is improved, etc)

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