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Beating Neuropathy

Reviewed by: Linda Petiot, Calgary Neuropathy Association Written by Dr. John Hayes Jr.                         Published 2010 Dr. Hayes talks about his efforts to research alternatives to drug therapies. He found results

Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy

Coping with Peripheral Neuropathy, written by Scott I. Berman MD, a practicing psychiatrist who had to give up his regular practice after being diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP).  

Pain Management
Dr. Gary Klein – Part 1

Neurophysiology: Dr. Klein spoke to the Calgary Neuropathy Association on research into neuropathy and the medications that are used to treat the symptoms. Dr. Klein’s Power Point Peripheral neuropathy 2018

Maintaining Function
#38 gekoâ„¢-Stimulate Blood Flow to the Nerves

For many of us with peripheral neuropathy the deterioration of the peripheral nerves results in muscles those nerves are meant to serve becoming weakened or atrophied. The circulation of blood

Help with Sleep
#26 Foods That Help You Sleep

We all know a large turkey dinner makes us sleepy. You may have also heard a glass of warm milk before bed helps us get to dreamland.  It turns out it

Help with Sleep
#25 Valerian: A Herb To Help You Sleep

Getting a good night’s sleep is important for neuropathy patients because it is while we sleep that muscles repair. Those of us who suffer from chronic fatigue as well as

Maintaining Function
#15 Yoga And Neuropathy

What is yoga? Yoga is a thousands-of-years-old physical, mental, and spiritual practice that is beneficial for many disorders of the nervous system. It is not just bending into seemingly impossible

Pain Management
#14 Fight Pain With Magnesium

In a Huffington Post blog (1) the author writes: Think of magnesium as the relaxation mineral. Anything that is tight, irritable, crampy, and stiff — whether it is a body part or

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Maintaining Function
#13 Perform Nerve Glides

Stretches for the nerves Nerves running down the leg are normally able to move 3 or 4 centimeters in and out of the spinal cord. Similarly for the nerves in the

Maintaining Function
#12 Co Enzyme Q10 for Weak Muscles

  Nerve & Muscle Support Coenzyme Q10 (Co Q10) is made in our bodies and is found in most cells in our bodies.  CoQ10 is an antioxidant that helps the

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