Craig P. Kennedy Talks About Traveling With Disabilities Travel expert provides advice on traveling with special needs Craig Kennedy spoke to our group on September 7 regarding traveling with disabilities. Kennedy is a Program Coordinator and trainer with the Open Doors Organization. With more than 25 years of experience working with people with disabilities, disability […]
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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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Brain & Life Magazine is a great source of good information for PN sufferers, but it’s much more than that The June/July issue is out and features several articles that you may find useful. There’s an article on finding and paying for in-home health care. How to safely manage multiple medications. Mining the spiritual side
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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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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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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 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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Integrating Home Exercise in PN Treatment integrating-home-exercise Posted by Mike Foxworth on October 29, 2018. REPOSTED May 14, 2024. Customizing effective exercise for your HOME environment is not well integrated into normal PN treatment. Because PN saps strength, Physical Therapy (PT) prescriptions for strengthening and balance exercise are common, even if the central role of exercise
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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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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 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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