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Jan 5, 2018Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry Yields New Discovery
Data from the Peripheral Neuropathy Research Registry (PNRR) helps scientists examine the relevance of mutations in sodium channels, yielding a new discovery in peripheral neuropathy research. In 2012, the Foundation for… -
Nov 13, 2017Father/Daughter Support FPN’s Quest for Research Findings
Walter van Woudenberg and Saskia Keyes Support FPN’s Quest for Research Findings Specific to Idiopathic Neuropathy When idiopathic neuropathy struck Walter van Woudenberg at age 55 in the late 1990s,… -
Nov 7, 2017FPN Continues to Move Forward
An Update from the President November 7, 2017 As President of the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy, I can’t wait to share several exciting recent developments with all of you. First,… -
Oct 31, 2017FPN and #GivingTuesday
Let’s redefine the giving spirit this holiday season The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) is joining the global giving movement on this Giving Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Choose the Foundation as… -
Aug 4, 2017Maintaining Balance
Falls are the most common cause of injury in elderly adults (age 65 and older). As many as one third of elderly adults fall each year and the risk of… -
Aug 3, 2017
Orthoses for Children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Prescription of foot and ankle orthoses for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a review of the evidence Grant Scheffers, Claire Hiller, Kathryn Refshauge, Joshua Burns Background: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is the… -
Jul 8, 2017MDI Biological Laboratory Scientist Receives Grant to Study Peripheral Neuropathy
NIH Award Will Support Research by Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., on Nerve Damage Induced by Cancer Chemotherapy BAR HARBOR, MAINE — The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D.,… -
Jul 7, 2017Integrative Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy – Music Therapy
There are many ways to classify pain. The most common way is to relate pain to its source or to associate it with a diagnosis. Pain may also be categorized…