My pain journey started almost a decade ago with horrific discomfort in my feet, calf muscles, and coccyx (tailbone). I went from a full life of adventure, hard work, and constant motion to being almost completely grounded from pain. Like many people who develop pain almost overnight, I became obsessed with finding answers and treatments. […]
In December 2020, Amy, a 74-year-old New Yorker with a career in construction, was working remotely to avoid COVID-19. After a rare on-site meeting, she tested positive for the virus. Along with the typical symptoms, there was an added surprise; Amy developed peripheral neuropathy (PN). Though she’d experienced mild numbness in her toes the previous […]
Phil, a Charlotte area member and a member of our only Virtual Support Group, shares his experience with hand controlled driving. Awareness of growing numbness in my feet prompted me to see a chiropractor and a neurologist in 2014 at age 74. As time went by, I asked my wife Shirley to drive me to […]