“Do you recommend acupuncture for neuropathy?”

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“Do you recommend acupuncture for neuropathy?”

I was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of years ago, and I recently started to experience neuropathy in my left foot. Should I try acupuncture to treat the nerve damage?

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**Kaiti Wang** Acupuncturist Baytown, TX · Accepted Answer

Kaiti Wang Acupuncturist Baytown, TX

yes, acupuncture can treated for neuropathy .

**Phavikone Sundara** Acupuncturist Kent, WA · Accepted Answer

Phavikone Sundara Acupuncturist Kent, WA

Acupuncture with herbs, and sometimes massage, can be very effective. modalities in treating neuropathy. I suggest you try it.

**Catherine Rahm Coudray** Acupuncturist Laramie, Wy · Accepted Answer

Catherine Rahm Coudray Acupuncturist Laramie, Wy

Yes

**Tara Foster** Acupuncturist Arcata, CA · Accepted Answer

Tara Foster Acupuncturist Arcata, CA

yes, I encourage you to book a session with your practitioner of choice to get help with relief.

**Mr. Anthony James Lorenzo** Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

Mr. Anthony James Lorenzo Acupuncturist

It certainly should help and definitely will not hurt. I would recommend it.

**Ramona Whan** Acupuncturist Wildomar, CA · Accepted Answer

Ramona Whan Acupuncturist Wildomar, CA

Acupuncture is always worth a try. Yes

**Mrs. Angela Kay Buckridge** Acupuncturist Seymour, TN · Accepted Answer

Mrs. Angela Kay Buckridge Acupuncturist Seymour, TN

Acupuncture is great for neuropathy and nerve damage.

Yours in Health,

Angie

**Gigi Badila Cristache** Acupuncturist Commerce Township, MI · Accepted Answer

Gigi Badila Cristache Acupuncturist Commerce Township, MI

Acupuncture can help with neuropathy. Depending on your condition, the number of treatments will vary greatly.

**Cris Angel** Acupuncturist Retired, Retired · Accepted Answer

Cris Angel Acupuncturist Retired, Retired

Yes - Eastern Medicine which includes modern medical acupuncture can be very effective at treatment of the neuropathy when in combination with Rx form your PCP. Great Results !!!

**Yolanda Seliga** Acupuncturist Park Ridge, IL · Accepted Answer

Hello and thank you for your question! Yes, try acupuncture for diabetic neuropathy! The sooner you come in, the better the results. Acupuncture will stimulate the area of neuropathy, which triggers your brain to increase circulation of blood and nutrients to the area, thereby improving sensation. Your acupuncturist may also use electrical-stimulation (or e-stim) to help optimize results.

**Diana Abramachayeva** Acupuncturist Queens, NY · Accepted Answer

Diana Abramachayeva Acupuncturist Queens, NY

Absolutely

**Elizabeth Perry** Acupuncturist Palm Beach Gardens, FL · Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Perry Acupuncturist Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Yes! It works better than most things along with herbal medicine.

**Dr. Sarah Faggert** Acupuncturist Mclean, VA · Accepted Answer

Absolutely! I have had clinical experience treating neuropathy. A licensed practitioner will be able to help repair nerve damage by stimulating the affected nerves, increasing blood flow (particularly in the affected area) and releasing hormones and neurotransmitters, like endorphins and repair cells. A reduction in pain and numbness has been found as a result of acupuncture treatment of neuropathy as has been substantial decreases in the neuropathy itself. In some cases, patients have reported that all signs of their neuropathy have disappeared. However, nerve damage does take some time to heal and the extent to which yours will heal will differ person to person.

**Dr Duke Mansell** Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

Dr Duke Mansell Acupuncturist

Yes! Acupuncture with other modalities like injection therapy and proper supplementation can resolve neuropathy.

**Mrs. Ella Ashabi** Acupuncturist LAKE FOREST, CA · Accepted Answer

Mrs. Ella Ashabi Acupuncturist LAKE FOREST, CA

Acupuncture helps with any nerve-related health condition.

**Mozart Paiva** Acupuncturist Baltimore-Nottingham, MD · Accepted Answer

Mozart Paiva Acupuncturist Baltimore-Nottingham, MD

Yes, absolutely! Acupuncture is a powerful tool to treat diabetes and also neuropathy. Be well, be confident, we can help.

**WenShuo Wu** Acupuncturist Diamond Bar, CA · Accepted Answer

WenShuo Wu Acupuncturist Diamond Bar, CA

Yes, acupuncture with electric stimulation can help patients with neuropathy. Please get treatment as soon as possible.

**Evan Marcus** Acupuncturist Boynton Beach, Florida · Accepted Answer

Evan Marcus Acupuncturist Boynton Beach, Florida

Yes. Acupuncture can help stimulate the nerves and blood flow. At the same time, with proper herbal formula and recommend food therapy as well.

**Christie Luu** Acupuncturist Westminster, CA · Accepted Answer

Christie Luu Acupuncturist Westminster, CA

Yes. The body heals itself as life-giving nutrients are delivered to all areas of the body. Acupuncture promotes and reestablishes the free flow of blood to restored nerve damage. Talk with your doctor to get referral to licensed acupuncturist.

**Shu-chin Hwang** Acupuncturist Florham Park, NJ · Accepted Answer

Shu-chin Hwang Acupuncturist Florham Park, NJ

It never hurts to try acupuncture.

**Brooke Zanni** Acupuncturist Huntington, New York · Accepted Answer

Brooke Zanni Acupuncturist Huntington, New York

100% recommended for neuropathy.

**Ms. Qin Milla Mu** Acupuncturist San Jose, CA · Accepted Answer

Ms. Qin Milla Mu Acupuncturist San Jose, CA

Yes, definitely. Acupuncture can heal the nerve damage.

**Andrea Cillo** Acupuncturist Bay Shore, New York · Accepted Answer

Andrea Cillo Acupuncturist Bay Shore, New York

Absolutely. Acupuncture is very effective in treating all types of pain and it can even help you to manage your blood sugar levels.

**ryan bishop** Acupuncturist loxahatchee, fl · Accepted Answer

ryan bishop Acupuncturist loxahatchee, fl

Yes.

**Jennifer Moody** Acupuncturist Portland, OR · Accepted Answer

Jennifer Moody Acupuncturist Portland, OR

Yes, there is extensive research on the benifits of acupuncture for naturopathy. The sooner you start treatments the faster it can be resolved.

**Richard S. Mandell** Acupuncturist Brookline, MA · Accepted Answer

Richard S. Mandell Acupuncturist Brookline, MA

Thank you for your question about the appropriateness of acupuncture for neuropathy. It is my experience that acupuncture can, in fact, be very helpful in improving circulation and thereby decreasing neuropathy.

Richard Mandell, Lic.Ac.

**Justin Y. Shin** Acupuncturist San Francisco, CA · Accepted Answer

I have specifically focused my doctoral studies on neuropathy. The reason is because there is a high-demand for helping patients with neuropathy, because pharmaceutical medication just doesn't work!
It may take months, or maybe even a year of receiving treatment 2x a week. However, acupuncture can manage neuropathy throughout the week. Eventually, with enough treatments, I have heard of some patients completely curing their neuropathy through acupuncture.
This also includes other conditions such as: plantar fasciitis, chemotherapy neuropathy, and tingling along the extremities.

**Dr. Carol Revak** Acupuncturist Tucson, AZ · Accepted Answer

Dr. Carol Revak Acupuncturist Tucson, AZ

Acupuncture helps to relieve the chronic pain of neuropathy, as well as stimulates blood flow to help tissues recover from nerve damage. A small study published in 2007 in the European Journal of Neurology showed acupuncture to be more effective for improving symptoms of peripheral neuropathy than traditional medical care.

**David Chen** Acupuncturist Whittier, CA · Accepted Answer

David Chen Acupuncturist Whittier, CA

Good Afternoon,

1. Acupuncture is quiet effective to treat neuropathy.
2. Please make sure that you don't have any open lesion in the needling area.

David

**Michelle Lee** Acupuncturist SMYRNA, GA · Accepted Answer

Michelle Lee Acupuncturist SMYRNA, GA

Absolutely. Just this month, I have had several neuropathy patients referred to me by their primary physician to help with the condition. Most of those patients have already stopped needing to see me for neuropathy as they no longer have pain.

**Ms. Ellen D. Leonard** Acupuncturist Grants Pass, OR · Accepted Answer

Ms. Ellen D. Leonard Acupuncturist Grants Pass, OR

Yes, I have several patients who I am treating for neuropathy. Acupuncture can be very effective for this symptom, but it can take a while to get complete relief. The sooner you start, the less time it will take to start helping. Sticking with the diet they suggest for diabetes is also key.

**Daisy Dong** Acupuncturist Denver, CO · Accepted Answer

Daisy Dong Acupuncturist Denver, CO

Yes, DM induces neuropathy is a serious problem. Acupuncture has improved the symptom well. You need a series of treatment. Please start it ASAP.

**Natalie Ramsey** Acupuncturist Montclair, New Jersey · Accepted Answer

Natalie Ramsey Acupuncturist Montclair, New Jersey

Yes absolutely. Acupuncture can improve nerve conduction, increase blood flow to the effected limbs and prevent the progression of the neuropathy.

**Jennifer Kolter** Acupuncturist Henderson, MN · Accepted Answer

Jennifer Kolter Acupuncturist Henderson, MN

Yes. This is one therapy that can help with neuropathy. I wouldn't wait.

**Long Vi Vuong** Acupuncturist San Diego, CA · Accepted Answer

Long Vi Vuong Acupuncturist San Diego, CA

I recommend you try acupuncture for neuropathy. From my experience, it works great!

**BoDanielle Park** Acupuncturist Duluth, Georgia · Accepted Answer

BoDanielle Park Acupuncturist Duluth, Georgia

We've helped lots of people with nephropathy to reduce meds and control pain.

**Phranque Wright** Acupuncturist Chicago, IL · Accepted Answer

Acupuncture is very helpful with neuropathies and with diabetes. Be sure to find a trained professional a "Licensed Acupuncturist" and find one who is comfortable or who has worked with this issue before. If you don't get good results from the first practitioner (do give it a few tries before feeling it isn't working) don't give up. Find someone else.

Good luck.

**Dr. Ivaylo Gueorguiev, DOM** Acupuncturist Tampa, FL · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ivaylo Gueorguiev, DOM Acupuncturist Tampa, FL

Absolutely, acupuncture is great for nephropathy. In fact, many research study support it. Many patients also noticed their glucose is controlled better.

**Jeff Rippey** Acupuncturist Saint Joseph, MO · Accepted Answer

Acupuncture is an excellent choice for managing all sorts of pain, including neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy. I've done quite a bit of work with both kinds of neuropathy patients and usually get excellent results. It might take 3 to 5 treatments to bring things under control, so be prepared to commit to a few sessions. For the best results, please make sure you're seeing an NCCAOM board certified acupuncturist. If your doctor hasn't already recommended someone, you can visit the "Find a Practitioner" link at NCCAOM.org to get a practitioner local to you.

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