At-home Physical Therapy For Neuropathy

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PML AND PHYSICAL THERAPY

I HAV BEEN SUFFERING FROMPML SINCE 4/99. I HAAVE BEEN GETTING STRONGER SLOWLY. I GET IN HOME PT,BUT WANT TO GO FOR MORE IINTENSIVE OUTPATIENNT PT FOR MYY WALKING. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL..............

Response from Pablo Tebas, M.D.

Washington University St. Louis, MO - Facultad de Medicina

I see no reason why you shouldn't try outpatient PT, as in-home PT may be more limited.... Read more »

Peripheral Neuropathy?

First of all, thank you for providing this web site. I hope dearly that you can help me.I come from... Read more »

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neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Peripheral neuropathy is a tingling sensation, pins and needles, that is very, very often quite painful. According
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upwards to involve the... Read more »

Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have had neuropathy in my feet for 4 years now in varying degrees of pain, sometimes light, sometimes crippling. I had some decent results using acetyl-L-carnetine, which seemed to have helped the pain some, but now it has come back in full force.... Read more »

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