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The Mayo Clinic offers pain rehabilitation services

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The Mayo Clinic offers pain rehabilitation services in locations throughout the U.S. For 50 years, Mayo Clinic’s Pain Rehabilitation Center (PRC) has been helping people with chronic pain return to a more active lifestyle. Teams based at Mayo Clinic’s campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota use a rehabilitation approach that incorporates behavioral, physical and occupational […]

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WNA: Cannabinoids and Neuropathy webinar

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / lifestyle, research, support

The Western Neuropathy Association is sponsoring a webinar entitled “Cannabinoids and Neuropathy” on June 26th at 4pm EST. If you have interest, you can find the information at | https://pnhelp.org) and click on the appropriate webinar to register.

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WNA’s May newsletter is available

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The May issue of the Western Neuropathy Association’s newsletter (Neuropathy Hope) is now available. If you are a member, a printed version will be sent to you shortly. Otherwise, it is available free in PDF on their website. Get your copy at https://www.pnhelp.org/sites/pnhelp/files/Newsletter/WNA-ENews-05-25.pdf. Back issues are at https://pnhelp-prod-d10.oneeach.dev/neuropathy-hope. .

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Steve Klitzman’s remarks at Van Hollen meeting

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On My 14, representatives from the office of Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, Jr. met with a group of PN supporters regarding the inclusion of Defense Department funding for causes and treatments of neuropathy. Van Hollen is very interested in the topic. The proposed inclusion would earmark about $1 million into the Pentagon’s budget for

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Myth vs. Fact about PN

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Myth vs. Fact about PN https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1700189569716303200?blm_aid=0 On May 8, The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy hosted a webinar regarding legitimate information about PN. Above is the link to that webinar. You must register to view the video. There is so much information available about neuropathy — some fact, some fiction, lots of half truths. Board member

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Chuck Barnhart’s experience with accupuncture

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Chuck Barnhart, PNSN speaker and member from Reading, PA, has recently tried acupuncture to good results. Here is his report. “I wanted to let you know for any benefit it may have for you that I underwent two recent acupuncture treatments for my PN. I had been contemplating it for a long time. “The first

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Aging in Place Checklist

By Judson Vaughn / Leave a Comment / blog, footnotes, lifestyle, mobility, support

When to age-in-place: a checklist Many of us are coming up on a monumental decision: whether to remain where we are or choose a new option in a specialized retirement community. Even if you aren’t facing this decision in the near future, its one you will eventually have to make. PNSN Vice-president (and former Realtor Bill Porter)

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PNSN Annual Meeting

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PNSN Ends Fiscal Year with Annual Meeting The Peripheral Neuropathy Support Network has just finished its fiscal year with an annual meeting on October 31. All members of the executive team were present at that meeting. As a part of the process, we produced an annual report of the year’s major activities. In the report,

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Red Light Therapy

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Red Light Therapy? Warning or Wonder? Red Light Therapy. Some of our members swear by it. Others sweat at it after spending months trying to make it work and paying for equipment. It is used for a variety of ailments but lately has been promoted in ads and by local physicians as a way to

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