Thanks for the information-have you heard of it called Softwave also? That is what the clinic called it when I called-said it was the same as Shockwave.
I go to a physical therapy office. They have different ways of paying depending upon how many treatments you sign up for. I do not use it on a regular basis. My neuropathy is triggered when I have major allergy events, so I the Shockwave treatment works wonders when this happens. If it flared continually I would set up a treatment plan like I did with the cold laser.
I have had 5 Shockwave treatments. My neuropathy goes haywire when I have a major allergy event. I can usually get in to my PT within a couple of days for the treatment. So. Much better! The neuropathy is not totally gone but it is so much improved! If I did a treatment plan, I might be in a better place, but, I am happy with my feet as they are. They hum along until I do something stupid.
I also: go to a cranial sacral PT I have Trigeminal Neuralgia,
Try to reduce sugar (I have been on an absolute no sugar diet for something else and so no real difference in my neuropathy),
Exercise, not enough, but I try
Breathing exercises.
I have had 5 Shockwave treatments. My neuropathy goes haywire when I have a major allergy event. I can usually get in to my PT within a couple of days for the treatment. So. Much better! The neuropathy is not totally gone but it is so much improved! If I did a treatment plan, I might be in a better place, but, I am happy with my feet as they are. They hum along until I do something stupid.
I also: go to a cranial sacral PT I have Trigeminal Neuralgia,
Try to reduce sugar (I have been on an absolute no sugar diet for something else and so no real difference in my neuropathy),
Exercise, not enough, but I try
Breathing exercises.
They can’t or they would have already. I asked that already and got an almost borderline nonsense AI response. Nothing works on idiopathic neuropathy or this forum wouldn’t exist with people so desperate for relief they’ll spend 32 million dollars on supplements Or blindfolded dart throws.
Welcome @kjerkeuuu, As others have mentioned, there is no cure for neuropathy but there are a lot of different treatments that can provide some amount of relief for the symptoms of neuropathy. If you want to learn more, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is a good place to start - https://www.foundationforpn.org/treatments/.
Do you mind sharing more about your neuropathy diagnosis and symptoms along with any treatments you have tried?
They can’t or they would have already. I asked that already and got an almost borderline nonsense AI response. Nothing works on idiopathic neuropathy or this forum wouldn’t exist with people so desperate for relief they’ll spend 32 million dollars on supplements Or blindfolded dart throws.
@mlee5309 You are right about the desperate folks spending a lot of money on dubious treatments for neuropathy including idiopathic neuropathy which I also have. There is no cure but as I've mentioned many times before there are a lot of different treatments that have provide some amount of relief for some of the neuropathy symptoms. It does pay to be your own health advocate and do your own research to avoid the many scams that are out there offering a neuropathy cure.
I have posted about this before but am happy to chime in. I did 12 or 13 shock wave sessions last winter at a chiropractic/PT office along with some other therapies. Unfortunately I did not notice an appreciable difference. I also have a red light unit that I use at night for an hour which seems to alleviate some tingling at night. It is hard to say for sure but I notice when I stopped the red light over the summer my symptoms came back in full force.
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I haven’t until now. My pt calls it dry needling, and I can’t remember the name of the machine that she uses for the shockwave.
Is this shockwave, or software therapy painful as 1 person has said?
How many have you had? and how often?
@bettyg81pain ,
I have had 5 Shockwave treatments. My neuropathy goes haywire when I have a major allergy event. I can usually get in to my PT within a couple of days for the treatment. So. Much better! The neuropathy is not totally gone but it is so much improved! If I did a treatment plan, I might be in a better place, but, I am happy with my feet as they are. They hum along until I do something stupid.
I also: go to a cranial sacral PT I have Trigeminal Neuralgia,
Try to reduce sugar (I have been on an absolute no sugar diet for something else and so no real difference in my neuropathy),
Exercise, not enough, but I try
Breathing exercises.
JFN
Please inform us as to what this system is called, [equipment, name, cost, and who performs treatments { Thanks!
What works for neuropathy?
They can’t or they would have already. I asked that already and got an almost borderline nonsense AI response. Nothing works on idiopathic neuropathy or this forum wouldn’t exist with people so desperate for relief they’ll spend 32 million dollars on supplements Or blindfolded dart throws.
Welcome @kjerkeuuu, As others have mentioned, there is no cure for neuropathy but there are a lot of different treatments that can provide some amount of relief for the symptoms of neuropathy. If you want to learn more, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is a good place to start - https://www.foundationforpn.org/treatments/.
Do you mind sharing more about your neuropathy diagnosis and symptoms along with any treatments you have tried?
@mlee5309 You are right about the desperate folks spending a lot of money on dubious treatments for neuropathy including idiopathic neuropathy which I also have. There is no cure but as I've mentioned many times before there are a lot of different treatments that have provide some amount of relief for some of the neuropathy symptoms. It does pay to be your own health advocate and do your own research to avoid the many scams that are out there offering a neuropathy cure.
I have posted about this before but am happy to chime in. I did 12 or 13 shock wave sessions last winter at a chiropractic/PT office along with some other therapies. Unfortunately I did not notice an appreciable difference. I also have a red light unit that I use at night for an hour which seems to alleviate some tingling at night. It is hard to say for sure but I notice when I stopped the red light over the summer my symptoms came back in full force.