Got PN from sacral adjustment 12 years ago...

[mrsD]

Everyone has those "nodes" you describe. These are called pressure points, and I would not be alarmed by them.

You even have one really sensitive one under the nose just where your upper lip connects. This is a huge accupressure point.

This link shows the locations of some of these points for martial arts to incapacitate an opponent:
http://www.pressurepointkarate.com/p...int-charts.htm

It used to be thought that some pressure points and tenderness corresponded to the condition called Fibromyalgia. But new medical thought is that everyone has these tender spots, and they do not indicate disease.

I am glad you are seeing response with the magnets. I never had any effect from the shoe inserts, either.
As you keep using the belt, you will notice an improvement. It takes a short while to get going.
I've been using my magnets on my root canal cheek...I've had a tough time with that lately.

[echoes long ago]

I have always wondered about IVIG and the dangers involved. Sure it is screened for what is known or screenable, but who knows what is no yet known. I have always thought that something like IVIG should only be used if you were in a very bad way or getting there. It seems to me for a while it was being used almost as a diagnostic tool, as is done with epidurals. I personally feel that anything invasive should only be done after you have gotten a few opinions, done some research and thought hard about it.

[Seagem]

Originally Posted by mrsD

Everyone has those "nodes" you describe. These are called pressure points, and I would not be alarmed by them.

You even have one really sensitive one under the nose just where your upper lip connects. This is a huge accupressure point.

This link shows the locations of some of these points for martial arts to incapacitate an opponent:
http://www.pressurepointkarate.com/p...int-charts.htm

It used to be thought that some pressure points and tenderness corresponded to the condition called Fibromyalgia. But new medical thought is that everyone has these tender spots, and they do not indicate disease.

I am glad you are seeing response with the magnets. I never had any effect from the shoe inserts, either.
As you keep using the belt, you will notice an improvement. It takes a short while to get going.
I've been using my magnets on my root canal cheek...I've had a tough time with that lately.

I can't tell whether it's the belt or the insoles, but there is an improvement as long as I wear them. The belt being far more powerful in terms of Gauss should be the obvious choice...

If I can't find ready made magnetic socks, I might make them from scratch using small magnets with a hole in the middle sewn on the outside of heavy woolen socks...

Do you have to avoid alcohol completely with PN or is it still OK to have a couple glasses of wine with meals?...

[nide44]

Originally Posted by Seagem

.........Do you have to avoid alcohol completely with PN or is it still OK to have a couple glasses of wine with meals?...

Depends on the individual as far as feeling the effect.

In all instances, alcohol is medically bad for PN.
It makes it gradually worse, even if you don't have
adverse PN affects while drinking.
Strips the myelin sheath.

As for me, I can feel it in my feet, about 1/2 hr- to 1 hr,
after just one drink.(squeezing, aching, burning, throbbing)
Two is my limit, when socializing with friends or after
a hard day at work.
But I expect to pay the price.

[mrsD]

Originally Posted by Seagem

I can't tell whether it's the belt or the insoles, but there is an improvement as long as I wear them. The belt being far more powerful in terms of Gauss should be the obvious choice...

If I can't find ready made magnetic socks, I might make them from scratch using small magnets with a hole in the middle sewn on the outside of heavy woolen socks...

Do you have to avoid alcohol completely with PN or is it still OK to have a couple glasses of wine with meals?...

You know I think once the back belt gets rolling for you, you won't need any others. The magnets in the belt will block the signals from the feet from getting thru to the spinal cord.

The only foot intervention that has worked for me is putting one magnet at the tarsal ligament, to help release any compression there. I can get a sharp pain in my left ankle, at that location that is different from burning. One of my strong magnets there helps. I had an injection at that location once--a steroid one, and I had surgery when I was 12 on my instep for a tumor (a hemangioma), and the surgeon told me the tendons will never be quite the same. That ankle is mostly okay, but does flare now and then for some reason. That foot also has a mild swelling below the ankle...because of the surgical damage. Looking at the ankle, you'd never know, but certain shoes hit me there --slip on clog types-- and really hurt. I bought a wonderful set of clogs (indoor outdoor slippers) by Woolrich, even a size larger, that hit me there. I tried to stretch them, no go. So I got out my scissors and cut the midseam, about 1/4 of an inch and now I can wear them.

Since most of your pain is suspected to come from the sacral area, I'd think that is where your attention should be, at least for now. Buying separate neodymium magnets, the 1/2 in diameter is very inexpensive. They even have them on Ebay.

[Seagem]

Originally Posted by mrsD

You know I think once the back belt gets rolling for you, you won't need any others. The magnets in the belt will block the signals from the feet from getting thru to the spinal cord.

The only foot intervention that has worked for me is putting one magnet at the tarsal ligament, to help release any compression there. I can get a sharp pain in my left ankle, at that location that is different from burning. One of my strong magnets there helps. I had an injection at that location once--a steroid one, and I had surgery when I was 12 on my instep for a tumor (a hemangioma), and the surgeon told me the tendons will never be quite the same. That ankle is mostly okay, but does flare now and then for some reason. That foot also has a mild swelling below the ankle...because of the surgical damage. Looking at the ankle, you'd never know, but certain shoes hit me there --slip on clog types-- and really hurt. I bought a wonderful set of clogs (indoor outdoor slippers) by Woolrich, even a size larger, that hit me there. I tried to stretch them, no go. So I got out my scissors and cut the midseam, about 1/4 of an inch and now I can wear them.

Since most of your pain is suspected to come from the sacral area, I'd think that is where your attention should be, at least for now. Buying separate neodymium magnets, the 1/2 in diameter is very inexpensive. They even have them on Ebay.

My feet are definitely feeling better, probably as a result of the Magnetic belt...

However, my forearms, wrist and palms now seem to be affected and my right palms is to red and inflamed that I can barely rest it on a pad to operate my mouse: I'm now looking for another solution where my sensitive wrist and palm won't touch anything and that's not that easy...