Have any of you tried them? I know some of you have tried acupuncture with various results, but from my experience with acupuncture, it's actually the herbal medicine that's the primary form of medication and the acupuncture is only a supplement to the herbs. I recently started an oriental medicine program here and the acupuncture treatment itself was about 7 dollars (cheap!) but the herbs were 160 dollars (expensive!) for a two week supply. I asked the doctor, and he confirmed what I thought about chinese medicine. www.bluepoppy.com (search neuropathy, burning foot) has a wealth of information on eastern medicine's effect on neuropathy. The clinical trials taken place here show that there is really no effect; but they don't use herbal medicine, they only rely on acupuncture. Also, the acupuncture program probably wasn't specialized for the individual.

Anyways, I don't know how you guys feel about eastern medicine, but I think it deserves a shot, if you can afford it at least. I don't think insurance covers it, however. Maybe I'll update if I feel anything. The doctor says 2~3, possibly 6 months of treatment. =| Oh joy.

Good day!