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Has anyone used anodyne therapy for Diabetic Neuropathy? I have severe pain from diabetic neuropathy and was reading about anody.

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June 17, 2009 08:11 PM

I haven't used it. However, it appears to be effective for a number of people. There are still some concerns that this may in fact be a placebo effect. I have a list of studies (links) below that I found on PubMed. The latest one seems to conclude that it is no more effective than a 'sham'/placebo treatment. However, there are a number of other studies in support of the treatment. It is clear that more studies with larger sample sizes need to be done.

My advice would be to try it and see if it works. Unless it is going to put you out a lot or money, then you need to weigh the costs against the possible benefits. Even if the only reason that it works is due to a placebo effect, at least you will be in less pain.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17977931?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15251618?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14693984?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/1404

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