E-Biking Across the U.S. to Raise Awareness for Peripheral Neuropathy

D.C. – San Francisco Fundraiser Supports 30-Million Neuropathy Sufferers and Kicks Off Peripheral Neuropathy Awareness Week May 1-8, 2022 For the first time, a cyclist is riding an electric bicycle (e-bike) cross country over 3,400 miles of Lincoln Highway in a journey that started April 2 in his hometown of Washington, D.C., and will finish in San Francisco on August 1, 2022. […]

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Call to Action 2022! We Need to Keep Our Voices Loud!

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is continuing its peripheral neuropathy advocacy campaign in 2022, to make funding available for research on peripheral neuropathy. FPN (and the scientific community) were pleased to see that over $8 million was awarded to research focused on PN. Additionally, this funding was provided under the Department of Defense’s (DoD) […]

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Healthy Eating for PN: Tempeh and Meat Alternatives

Chef Bill Nolan shares some ideas on how to cook with meat alternatives and plant-based proteins. Wondering about Meat Alternatives? By now we’ve probably all been exposed to alternatives to meat, if not in our own kitchens, then through the extensive marketing that is done by companies selling these new products. We can all benefit […]

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DOD’s PRMRP Neuropathy Research Awards

The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) has determined the grant applications that it wishes to award in fiscal year 2021 (FY21). In this first year that applications were accepted for research in peripheral neuropathy, 41 applications out of over 1000 applications received focused on peripheral neuropathy. DoD is recommending awarding a grant […]

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Peripheral Neuropathy and Mental Health

Mental health can become a concern for patients with chronic conditions such as peripheral neuropathy. During recent months when the pandemic has disrupted many of our usual routines, mental health for patients and their families can become even more of an issue. The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy asked two experts on the subject for their […]

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Healthy Eating for PN with Chef Bill Nolan

Healthy Eating for the Holidays Is it December already? What an extraordinary year we’ve had. I don’t know about you, but with the holidays upon us, it seems to me like people are really making an effort to enjoy the season. We’ve all needed something to look forward to, something to concentrate on besides the […]

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Can Exercise Help Patients with Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy?

Exercise to Help Patients with Idiopathic Neuropathy Research has consistently demonstrated that regular exercise reduces polyneuropathy (PN) symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients with prediabetes or metabolic syndrome have also shown to benefit from regular exercise. Exercise has also shown to slow progression of peripheral neuropathy in these patient groups. However, little is […]

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Promoting Safety and Solutions

Peripheral Neuropathy and the Impact on Safety Peripheral Neuropathy can impact safety for patients due to the symptoms it causes. Sarah Boyd, PT, DPT and Sarah Dahlhauser, OTR/L, OTD share with the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy tips and suggestions for improving safety and comfort of patients with peripheral neuropathy. Why Peripheral Neuropathy can Impact Safety […]

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