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Friends Make Pain Less Painful

Alternative Medicine, Living Well, Mental Health, News, Research / By Foundation for PN

Researchers studied two separate groups of lab mice to find that social interaction can lessen the pain from nerve damage. Mice who lived with a ‘social partner’ were able to withstand much higher levels of pain. These results imply that simply not being alone can be effective as an alternative treatment for PN. READ MORE …

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Acupuncture Reduces Cancer Pain

Alternative Medicine, Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, News, PN treatments, Research / By Foundation for PN

According to research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, acupuncture relieves cancer pain due to medication side effects. Testing was done on patients using bortezomib for multiple myeloma. READ MORE Source: HealthCMI

Cancer Patients Try Alternative Treatments

Alternative Medicine, Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, News, PN treatments, Research / By Foundation for PN

In an article that acknowledges that breast cancer is one diagnosis women do not want to hear, Lexi Nisita, contributing writer, talks about the move to alternative treatments for these patients. Many of them are trying to manage the side effects of the drugs, like neuropathy; others are trying to find a holistic alternative to …

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Treatment Decisions for Peripheral Neuropathy

Alternative Medicine, Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, News, PN treatments, Research / By Foundation for PN

Rita Woods, LMT (Licensed Massage Therapist) has published instructional articles in Massage Today on the use of massage to benefit diabetic and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Now, she has written an overview article on how to make treatment decisions for neuropathy. READ MORE Source: Massage Today

Acupuncture Soothes Chemo-Induced Neuropathic Pain

Alternative Medicine, Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Living Well, News, PN treatments, Research / By Foundation for PN

According to the results of a small pilot study published in Acupuncture in Medicine, acupuncture may help relieve the severe pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. READ MORE Source: Medscape

Using Acupuncture for Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Alternative Medicine, Chemo-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, News, PN treatments, Research / By Foundation for PN

Fighting ovarian cancer for over 12 years, Barbara McQuade of Ft. Myers, FL, developed neuropathy in her hands and feet. Neuropathy is common in cancer patients. To give patients some relief, Lee Memorial Health System added an acupuncturist to their staff. Being used to treat not just the neuropathy but the nausea, vomiting and dry …

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Olive Leaf Extract May Help Fight Early-Diabetes Nerve Damage, Pain

Alternative Medicine, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, News, PN treatments, Research / By Foundation for PN

At Kerman University of Medical Sciences in Kerman, Iran, researchers investigated the possible effects of olive leaf extract on in vitro and in vivo models of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Their results suggest that olive leaf extract inhibits high glucose-induced neural damage and suppresses diabetes-induced thermail hyperalgesia, an increased sensation to pain. READ MORE Source: PubMed

Alternative Medicine

Friends Make Pain Less Painful

Acupuncture Reduces Cancer Pain

Cancer Patients Try Alternative Treatments

Treatment Decisions for Peripheral Neuropathy

Acupuncture Soothes Chemo-Induced Neuropathic Pain

Using Acupuncture for Side Effects of Chemotherapy

Olive Leaf Extract May Help Fight Early-Diabetes Nerve Damage, Pain

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