Webinar: Complementary & Alternative Medicine in Neuropathy
The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy welcomes Dr. Jinny Tavee, a neurologist at Northwestern Medicine, who discusses integrative holistic therapies including nutrition, exercise and mind body therapies for the treatment of neuropathy symptoms.
The webinar concludes with a Q&A session.
This webinar was held live on November 11, 2020.
Click here for link to FPN webpage on Complementary Therapies.
Click here for FPN document on Complementary & Alternative Treatments.
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