I was diagnosed with meralgia paresthetica in July of 2015 (diagnosis was made at the Alaska Spine Institute). I’ve suffered with the severe symptoms of MP since September 2012, actually; the physicians I initially saw for the problem were unable to accurately diagnose it at that time.

I’ve met with a couple of pain specialists in the interim (both anesthesiologists) who have not held out too much hope with respect to treatment (outside of surgery). One of them told me point blank that the only two treatments he has ever seen proven effective (to any degree whatsoever) were (1) ultrasound-guided lidocaine and corticosteroid injections, the effects of which generally don’t last beyond 5-7 days, and with me the effects of which only lasted for about 24 hours (but outside of my wedding day to the love of my life they were practically the best 24 hours of my life) and (2) radiofrequency ablation, the effects of which generally do not last more than a couple of weeks.

With regard to chiropractic treatment: I recently came across an article on PubMed which delineated the success of a couple of different chiropractic treatments for this disease. Unfortunately, because I am a new member to this form I cannot post the link. (One must have at least 10 successful posts before one is allowed to post links.)

I would like to know if anyone else on this forum has been to a chiropractor for this disease?

I’ve investigated the surgical options, but of course that is a last case scenario. Additionally, my wife and I do not have health insurance (we have been without health insurance our entire marriage), and given the fact that insurance rates and deductibles are skyrocketing I’m not sure how soon we will be able to afford such insurance.