Hand controls may keep you in the driver’s seat On Saturday, Nov. 2, the guest speaker for the monthly meeting will be Amanda Mendez, from the Driver Rehabilitation Center of Excellence (DRCE). If you have been diagnosed with one or more medical conditions that have resulted in loss of physical, visual, cognitive or medical abilities […]
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Assistive technologies keep us active, even when our feet are telling us to sit down. The variety and convenience of devices these days is impressive. And sometimes, overwhelming. This article explains some of the devices that can keep us moving.
Pittsburgh Area Neuropathy Support Group This page displays information about the Pittsburgh Area Neuropathy Support Group. If you or someone you love is living with chronic pain, you’re among the millions of people who know the burden it can be. There are multiple medication-free options for the long-term management of symptoms. Our March meeting will
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What neuropathy topics are most popular? We asked our AI agent to tell us the 25 most popular PN topics today across the internet. The results are below. The number is the score for the topic. We use this kind of information to recruit speakers and meeting discussions. Are these the subjects in which you
Shared experiences help us cope When we talk together, we found out valuable information that we might not get otherwise, even in a doctor visit. We want to share your experience with others. During meetings a lot fo information is conveyed. We are hoping to capture some of that and publish it on our Shared
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PN Is a Trial-and-Error Disease Neuropathy is a trial-and-error disease. First, neuropathy is a bundle of conditions that are confusing and somewhat interdependent (any physicians has to admit this). Second, treatments (medicines, diet, and lifestyle changes) that work for some don’t seem to work for all. Third, the stovepipe nature of our healthcare industry acts
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Idiopathic Neuropathy with Norman Lavtov The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy featured Dr. Norman Latov, MD, PhD on February 22, who spoke about Idiopathic Neuropathy (via webinar). Latov is a renowned expert in the field and covered idiopathic neuropathy, its definition and diagnosis. During this program, Dr. Latov explains how to tell if it’s progressive and
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Webinar: Achieving the “Thrive State” FPN Webinar: Thrive State: An Empowering Holistic Approach to Peripheral Neuropathy addresses “the major lifestyle changes that most improve symptoms of PN.” Covers: Sleep, Nutrition, Movement, Emotions, Mental, Social and Spiritual factors affecting PN or any chronic illness. Webinar: Thrive State: An Empowering Holistic Approach to Peripheral Neuropathy
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Biggest Social Security Changes for 2023 Here’s good news. Social Security benefits will get their biggest boost in decades in 2023, thanks to 2022’s surging consumer prices, according to the American Association for Retired People (AARP). Inflation and rising wages mean a host of other changes for the tens of millions of … https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/info-2022/cola-increases-medicare-premium-drops.html
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Resetting Your Neuropathy Goals The new year gives us an opportunity to rethink our habits and attitudes. This series of questions aimed at helping you assess where you are with your PN and how you might “go beyond the limitations imposed by chronic neuropathy”. This evaluation tool meshes well with the PNSN January meeting (January
