Contact
Member Login
Donate Now

Living Well

Can Exercise Help Patients with Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy?

Leave a Comment / Exercise, Idiopathic Neuropathy, Living Well, News, PNRR, Research / By

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 …

Can Exercise Help Patients with Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy? Read More »

Promoting Safety and Solutions

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle, Living Well, News, Tips / By

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 …

Promoting Safety and Solutions Read More »

Hoka One One Run the L Challenge Conquered!

Leave a Comment / Events, Lifestyle, Living Well, News, Stories / By

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy congratulates the 13 athletes, including our own Lindsay Colbert, who participated in the Hoka One One Run the L Challenge. The participants completed the challenge by walking, running, biking or wheeling 131 miles in their own towns in this virtual race. The 131 miles of the Run the L Challenge …

Hoka One One Run the L Challenge Conquered! Read More »

Mike McDonough’s Story: Pedal Through the Pain Update!

1 Comment / Faces of PN, Lifestyle, Living Well, News, Stories / By

On September 9 2020, the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy (FPN) published the story of Mike McDonough. Mike set a goal for himself to ride 341 miles from Kaysville to St. George, Utah, to raise money and awareness for peripheral neuropathy. The money raised would go to purchasing eBikes for donation, with the remainder of the …

Mike McDonough’s Story: Pedal Through the Pain Update! Read More »

Mike McDonough’s Story: Neuropathy Warrior

2 Comments / Faces of PN, Idiopathic Neuropathy, Lifestyle, Living Well, News, Stories / By

To Every Neuropathy Warrior Out There, I noticed the beginning of my neuropathy about 15 years ago. Burning in my feet was so bad I would stand in the snow when possible. Of course, that was only 3-4 months out of the year. Eventually, the heat turned to freezing cold. I couldn’t do anything to …

Mike McDonough’s Story: Neuropathy Warrior Read More »

Living with Peripheral Neuropathy: Devices for Safety and Independence with Daily Activities

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle, Living Well, News / By

Peripheral Neuropathy and Daily Life Peripheral Neuropathy is a disorder that impacts the signal delivery from the brain and spine to the muscles of our body resulting in weakness, pain, coordination, sensation, and/or dysregulation of blood pressure.1 These changes can impact a person’s balance and fine motor control in their hands, leading to challenges in …

Living with Peripheral Neuropathy: Devices for Safety and Independence with Daily Activities Read More »

Join the FPN team for the Hoka One One “Run the L” Challenge!

Leave a Comment / Events, Living Well, News / By

Ever want to Run the L? Looking for a challenge to get you out of the house and into exercising at your own pace? The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is partnering with Lifetime Fitness for the Hoka One One “Run the L” Challenge. This unique challenge calls on participants to run, walk or wheel the …

Join the FPN team for the Hoka One One “Run the L” Challenge! Read More »

How to get Support without Leaving Home

Leave a Comment / Lifestyle, Living Well, News / By

Many patients with peripheral neuropathy find meeting with others who understand the challenges of living with peripheral neuropathy to be helpful and therapeutic. In the ‘new normal’ thrown upon us due to coronavirus, face-to-face meetings have become a challenge as locations are closed and people are reluctant or not permitted to gather in groups. There …

How to get Support without Leaving Home Read More »

Faces of PN: Peripheral Neuropathy Success Stories! FB Group Founder

Leave a Comment / Faces of PN, Lifestyle, Living Well, Stories / By

Michael Wright, founder of the Facebook group, Peripheral Neuropathy Success Stories! shares his PN journey with us: PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY SUCCESS STORIES! is the Facebook support group that I started on a whim. See, I had been in several other support groups for PN, and they all made me feel worse. I would read about what …

Faces of PN: Peripheral Neuropathy Success Stories! FB Group Founder Read More »