New technique treats neuropathy
Dear Dr. Gott: You recently published a column about Anodyne therapy for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy. I wanted to thank you for printing the letter from the woman who said it worked wonders for her.
I am a medical secretary/receptionist at a physical and occupational rehabilitation clinic. We offer this therapy in our office, having just started about six months before your article appeared in the newspaper.
There is not much buzz in the medical community about this extraordinarily inexpensive and reliable technique, and I can’t understand why. From the patients I have seen here in this office, the results are consistently astonishing. I have watched the marked improvements of patients with neuropathy. They walk more easily and with less pain. Many have even told me that they were able to reduce their pain medications. I have not seen a single patient complain about side effects from Anodyne therapy like most do from drug therapy.
Please help spread the word, Dr. Gott. I expect in the future that this technique will help thousands of sufferers.
Dear reader: I have chosen to print your letter because you are truly on the front lines. Being exposed to this therapy on a frequent basis and being able to talk to the neuropathy sufferers who have benefited make your letter a great testament to this therapy.
While I have had no experience with it, Anodyne therapy appears to have benefited many already. Neuropathy can range from a nuisance to disabling, and traditional treatment offers many people only temporary or limited benefits.
Readers and medical personnel alike, please write to me about your experience with Anodyne therapy, both good and bad. I will then write another column with the results.
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Dear Dr. Gott: I suffered from Restless Legs Syndrome for many years and tried your soap-under-the-sheets remedy, which helped. Then I decided to try an experiment and stopped using the soap. My RLS didn’t return, and I wondered why.
Recently, a cousin called and mentioned that he had a friend who also had RLS. He said that his RLS had disappeared after being treated with B12 injections for another problem. I realized then why it had not returned. Several months earlier, I started taking one B12 tablet daily because I had read that it was beneficial to good health.
Dear reader: Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can often lead to Restless Legs Syndrome or similar muscle cramping and discomfort. By replacing the lacking vitamin or mineral, the discomfort disappears.
B12 may not help all cases of RLS, but it has certainly helped you and your cousin’s friend so I am suggesting it. Hopefully, it will help others as well. Even if it does not stop the RLS symptoms, B12 is an important part of good health. Thank you for sharing your simple “remedy.”