Can somebody please explain how chiropractic medicine can even relieve small fiber neuropathy, especiall non-length dependent? Can't imagine that.

Sheltiemom

No idea, hence my question, it didn't make sense to me.

I don't know the "why" but I do know that chiropractic treatments helped John with his gait and balance.(less risk of falling now) We've stopped looking for the "one thing" that will resolve his PN and blood counts. Instead, our focus is on restoring and maintaining overall health. And if any of it helps his PN, that's just icing on the cake at this point.

There is a movement in US for "functional medicine" and chiropractors are starting to offer this.

There was a post here recently....
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread134485.html

The use of new "tools" like cold laser and some electrical things are being used more frequently at chiropractors.

However the "functional Medicine" ones are mega expensive!

I will say this for myself. I dislocated my right knee about 10 yrs ago, and it was awful. I went to a Ortho doc and he did an MRI of it thinking it had a tumor in it... which it didn't, and then he injected it with a steroid and marcaine. All the while my foot hurt, esp. my big toe. Well, I finally went to a chiro/kinesiologist here (one that other professionals used and thought highly of-- and in fact a colleague of mine was in the waiting room when I came out! LOL), and she
reset my knee, with an adjustment and the pain in my foot stopped instantly! It was referred pain from my knee which was out of alignment. (something the Ortho wouldn't even offer). She gave me stretches to do for it, to keep the adjustment and they worked too!.

So I have only gone 4 times but each of them has been productive for me. Not all pain in the foot comes from the back, I learned that day!

Some people swear by them, others swear at them. I think they are quacks, just want the$$$$$

You guys should check out upper cervicle chiro-not your average chiro used car salesman.

You got that right!

I see a chiropractor every other week for what I'll call "routine maintenance". For me, my SFPN has caused my muscles and joints to be quite stiff and weak. It effects me head to toe. With the level of inactivity that comes with my condition, everything is just kind of stiff.

Going to the Chiropractor is a huge help. I also get a massage along with it, and even try to do that weekly. They might not be able to "fix" the problem, but they are able to do for me is to keep everything "moving", where I can no longer do that through my regular (limited) activity. I find it to really improve my quality of life and help relieve some of that stiffness. I'm sure I'm avoiding other problems/issues that might arise if I wasn't doing this (like circulatory issue). I think it's worth a try ....

I don't see how, either. None of my symptoms would be able to be helped by a chiropractor. I have small fiber, large fiber, and limited autonomic.

But, this is what Melody said in one of her posts: "So that's why Alan (and his chiro-neurologist) always thought that his PN (only between certain toes) was caused by SOMETHING RELATED TO HIS BACK."

So, if the cause is a problem with the spine, treating the spine and realigning it (if that is the problem) may help the PN.

I'm not Melody or Alan so I don't know for sure.. but that's the only thing that makes sense to me. But that's not the cause most people have, so I don't see any benefit.