Alan was in the city and he went to Brookstone. This is what he saw and he tried it out!!!

http://www.brookstone.com/store/prod...ry&prodtemp=t1

He loved it!!! Said it made his pn go away. He said "what if I bought this, could I use it all the time while I'm sitting in the chair, wouldn't it burn out or something??? I said I'd ask you guys if you have ever heard of this thing.

He really loved the way it made him feel. Took all the pain away.

Comments anyone??

Melody

If you have Goodwill stores in your area - they usually have quite a few similar types of foot massagers.
People get them as gifts and rarely use them so they end up donating it.

I found a very nice {in the box } heated foot bath/massager for 12.00.
I totally clean and disinfect any used things like that when I get them home.

He might like the ones with infra red light {healing} also.

Have they ever tried Low level laser or cold laser treatment on his foot ulcer?
It is healing like the infra red light but stronger and can penetrate deeper.
Also helps with pain relief.
My chiro uses it at times on my shoulder, wrist or back muscles.

some info links-
Laser/ Infared/ far infrared
http://laser.nu/
http://www.purehealthsystems.com/infrared.html
http://www.purehealthsystems.com/mus...in-relief.html
http://www.toolsforwellness.com/far-infrared.html

Electrotherapy
http://www.vitality-web.com/backstor...Stimulator.htm
http://www.medi-stim.com/overview.htm
http://www.rehabpub.com/features/82004/3.asp
http://www.spine-health.com/topics/c...ctro/el01.html
http://www.skylarkdevice.com/web-site/ele_thera.htm
http://www.bmls.com/electrodes/epc.php
http://rehabilicare.com/protocol.html

I think has a very good idea,a freind got me one and it was just to
painful for me,so gave it to SA. I would love to have one of those
funny looking massage chairs with the calve and foot massager uhhh
Why didn't i buy one when they didn't cost so much. If it helps
him start looking and i hope you have good luck. Sue

I bought one 3 yrs. ago at a home show. While I was there, it did feel wonderful because I had been walking around for hours. They had a half price show discount and I got even more off because I bought the floor model. I couldn't wait to use it.

I used it the following evening and that night I had excruciating pain that lasted for days. Needless to say, I was not expecting that. I placed a lot of the blame on overdoing it by walking so much at the home show. So I tried it again weeks later with the same result. It was a good idea at first but too painful at home.

Later,
Nancy-H

I can understand the man loving it, that Shiatsu style massage is beautiful, i have got a spine massager that you can set it to Shiatsu massage, the best style massage for me by far, so soothing.

So from what I'm reading from you guys is this:

The Theraspa thing is great when you first go into Brookstone (after walking around), you sit in a chair, you use the thing, your feet feel great.

You then buy it, take it home, you are sitting in a chair, thinking it's going to make your neuropathy go away, and it does not do this. It stimulates the nerves so you are in exactly the same position you were in before you purchased this thing.

Did I read you guys correctly???


Oh, Alan loves something called an IJOY chair. it's not cheap and it does the rolling down the spine with the rollers. He absolutely loves this.

We need to get a new recliner because ours is 15 years old and has seen better days so we are just figuring out do we buy a regular recliner, or do we buy one of those cheap massage chairs. I opt for a recliner and one of those massage mat things that you place on the chair, you lean against it, you turn it on and the rollers go up and down your spine. Now this is not for me with my scoliosis but Alan LOVES these things.

We'll probably go that route. It's lots cheaper than buying those Brookstone massage chairs.

Melody

This is the same shiatsu massager that I have repeatedly posted about. I can't use mine anymore because if you remember, it made me vibrate and set off massive twitching all throughout my body. Ofcourse I have bodywide PN,and Alan has it in his legs.

It also adversly affected my ANS initially,but that was probably regulating itself at that stage.

As far as how it feels, it feels wonderful & relaxing, that's the problem. I actually had to hide mine so I wouldn't be tempted to use it since I had some adverse reactions.

Hi Aussie:

Many many years ago, I bought a shiatsu massager. It does not vibrate. It has a thing in the middle and it goes one way, or it can go the other way. You can put it on your neck and it's like a person giving you a massage.

Alan tried it a long long time ago and said "It's not the same or as powerful as when you do it". So it's in the closet. Like I said, it does not vibrate, it just kind of kneads the place (wherever you position it). It's called shogun shiatsu. I believe they still sell this item on ebay.

Now this theraspa thing, when Alan said it vibrates, well, that's why it's so confusing. How come when he tried it, his pins and needles went away and others (you included) say it makes you hurt afterward. Guess it overstimulates things right???

My feet have never been the same since I went to my podiatrist. I am so mad I could spit. I had no symptoms. Then he used that damm vibrating tool on me and BAM, sensations galore. Now I know I have neuropathy but really, I never had one single symptom before that day.

I do hope the B-12 continues to do it's thing. I do get the burn sometimes but it's not like it was that first night. And it's in my legs too.

But I can sleep just fine (I take something to sleep) and when I get up, it does not burn. Only at certain times. I wish I could predict when they will burn but it's never the same. I gather most of you experience this also.

Oh well. Just another day in the life of a person with neuropathy!!!!

Mel

Oh, Alan loves something called an IJOY chair. it's not cheap and it does the rolling down the spine with the rollers. He absolutely loves this.

We need to get a new recliner because ours is 15 years old and has seen better days so we are just figuring out do we buy a regular recliner, or do we buy one of those cheap massage chairs. I opt for a recliner and one of those massage mat things that you place on the chair, you lean against it, you turn it on and the rollers go up and down your spine. Now this is not for me with my scoliosis but Alan LOVES these things.

We'll probably go that route. It's lots cheaper than buying those Brookstone massage chairs.

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Melody, that's what i have, a mat type of massager that you put on the recliner, it was around $300, i believe it does the same thing as the expensive massage recliners but not from $1,800 which they wanted for anything half decent and especially because we don't need another recliner.
The worst thing i done was to show it to people, oh boy, everyone i know has a sore back
I do also think that anyone using these type of machines should be very carefull when using them, you can over do things, they are not toys and should be used appropriately.

Melody,
These prices are pretty good and the chairs look good too. http://www.target.com/gp/search.html...t_adv_XSGT1544 I'm wishing for one of them. But I'm afraid to massage anything, I don't know what will break next.

This is the one my step-mother has: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html...sin=B0000AKT6Q

She loves it. I've never tried it.

Billye