That said, members such as @cshallow@banksnc49@cwallen9 and @mikween have all been discussing laser therapy and may know more about this specific slipper you are asking about.
Where did you learn about this and do you personally have neuropathy?
I’ve never heard of this red slipper. I’d like to investigate it. Any idea on price? I’ve had regular laser therapy and it worked well. But my insurance wouldn’t pay anymore and it was too pricy to keep it up.
I have been to a chiropractor for the cold laser therapy. My neurologist thinks that the therapy does nothing, forthe neuropathy in my feet. I also have taken Metanx and she thinks,, that has done more than the laser.. I think there was remarkable improvement and thar my feet felt better at the end of the laser treatment. The main purpose cold laser therapy is to stimulate cell growth. It ihas been approved use for carpal tunnel syndrome and my hands are also less tingly and numb. I had to stop the Metanx because my B's are high. I can feel the difference already.
I don't have any personal experience with red light therapy outside of infrared in the hand therapist's office, so I went looking for any non-commercial evaluation - here is a long discussion on many promising uses: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523874/
If you work you way through to find your kind of pain, you can probably find a direct reference or two to the actual studies.
Can you tell us a little about what type of pain you are dealing with, and what you have tried already?
Sue
If you're looking for the best because you want to buy something for at-home that you can use on yourself, please reconsider as this is a laser according to the study cited and people have been damaged by laser procedures on other than well-trained personnel.
And even safe 'wave' technology can be misused. Check out the people whose faces were destroyed by the one-time-hottest-new-trend Ultherapy using 'safe ultrasound' that went too far below the epidermal surface and destroyed fascia, muscle, and tendons after first removing the layers of skin first.
Most of these wave technologies can be easily misused by the insufficiently-trained. A TENS unit saved me from surgery. But it's easy to want to up the ante and push the settings for more power or 'faster results' and regret it. Slow and steady was the motto my orthopedic surgeon stressed.
I don't have any personal experience with red light therapy outside of infrared in the hand therapist's office, so I went looking for any non-commercial evaluation - here is a long discussion on many promising uses: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523874/
If you work you way through to find your kind of pain, you can probably find a direct reference or two to the actual studies.
Can you tell us a little about what type of pain you are dealing with, and what you have tried already?
Sue
My husband with Parkinson's dementia used the Veilight 810, a portable infa-red devise that tickles the bottom of the brain through the nasal cavity. It is about the size of a cigarette pack . He went from being unable to function well to being able to play chess again before he died. My sister with Alzheimer's is using the same thing and she told me she and her husband both feel she has improved. I'm using it myself to keep my brain toned up. I stopped for awhile and I definitely think I am more forgetful. You can look it up on your computer to buy one. If you buy one from the company they will let you use it for 6 months and if you see no improvement you can return it less 20%. I first read about it in a story in AARP.
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I’ve never heard of this red slipper. I’d like to investigate it. Any idea on price? I’ve had regular laser therapy and it worked well. But my insurance wouldn’t pay anymore and it was too pricy to keep it up.
What kind of doctor does laser therapy?
I have been to a chiropractor for the cold laser therapy. My neurologist thinks that the therapy does nothing, forthe neuropathy in my feet. I also have taken Metanx and she thinks,, that has done more than the laser.. I think there was remarkable improvement and thar my feet felt better at the end of the laser treatment. The main purpose cold laser therapy is to stimulate cell growth. It ihas been approved use for carpal tunnel syndrome and my hands are also less tingly and numb. I had to stop the Metanx because my B's are high. I can feel the difference already.
Looking at trying one of these lights. Been through the mill and am seeking advice as to the best device
I don't have any personal experience with red light therapy outside of infrared in the hand therapist's office, so I went looking for any non-commercial evaluation - here is a long discussion on many promising uses: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523874/
If you work you way through to find your kind of pain, you can probably find a direct reference or two to the actual studies.
Can you tell us a little about what type of pain you are dealing with, and what you have tried already?
Sue
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4 ReactionsThank you for the link - I'm currently trying SWT (Sound Wave Therapy). ?? We'll see.... All the best, J
If you're looking for the best because you want to buy something for at-home that you can use on yourself, please reconsider as this is a laser according to the study cited and people have been damaged by laser procedures on other than well-trained personnel.
And even safe 'wave' technology can be misused. Check out the people whose faces were destroyed by the one-time-hottest-new-trend Ultherapy using 'safe ultrasound' that went too far below the epidermal surface and destroyed fascia, muscle, and tendons after first removing the layers of skin first.
Most of these wave technologies can be easily misused by the insufficiently-trained. A TENS unit saved me from surgery. But it's easy to want to up the ante and push the settings for more power or 'faster results' and regret it. Slow and steady was the motto my orthopedic surgeon stressed.
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3 ReactionsTried almost everything. Currently SWT (sound wave therapy). Chiro, MD's, Hyperbaric chambers, Cryonics, Acupuncture.....
Hello @jaycurci. I found an existing discussion in the Neuropathy group with a number of members and comments so you will notice I have moved your post and the replies to you post here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/neuropathy-1/
You can select "View and Reply" and scroll back through the discussion if you'd like to see what others have already shared!
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1 ReactionMy husband with Parkinson's dementia used the Veilight 810, a portable infa-red devise that tickles the bottom of the brain through the nasal cavity. It is about the size of a cigarette pack . He went from being unable to function well to being able to play chess again before he died. My sister with Alzheimer's is using the same thing and she told me she and her husband both feel she has improved. I'm using it myself to keep my brain toned up. I stopped for awhile and I definitely think I am more forgetful. You can look it up on your computer to buy one. If you buy one from the company they will let you use it for 6 months and if you see no improvement you can return it less 20%. I first read about it in a story in AARP.