Comments on: Foot and Leg Exercises For Neuropathy

By: Patricia Reid

Patricia Reid — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 23:00:35 +0000

I have daily severe burning and heavy feeling in both legs and feet, progressing to thighs Tried Gabapentin for 6 months with no relief. Just found your info and started exercises today! Would appreciate brochure and exercises also. I did those I found but would love a copy of all of them. This is driving be batty! Any help appreciated!

By: Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen Wilson — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:08:17 +0000

In reply to Viveca Elworthy.

Dear Viveca,
Do you have the Sit and Be Fit complimentary 8-page Neuropathy Exercise Guide and brochure? If not, please send your mailing address to sitandbefit@sitandbefit.org and we will be happy to send you those materials. The Guide includes balance exercises as well as exercises for the feet/toes and somatosensory exercises. Regarding your doctor’s lack of encouragement, you might want to consider looking for a new healthcare team. There is always something you can do, through appropriate movement/exercise and other interventions, to improve how you feel and function. Here are two links to feet exercises that may be helpful.
https://www.sitandbefit.org/bare-feet-exercises-small-ball/
https://www.sitandbefit.org/small-ball-exercises/
Regarding other lifestyle tips, be sure to eliminate your exposure to toxins (including food grown with pesticides, cigarettes, excessive alcohol etc.) and inflammatory foods such as processed foods, white sugar, white flour and artificial trans-fats.
Hopefully this helps! Keep up the good work. Wishing you every success on your journey to healing!

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:27:02 +0000

Update:

My results from my nerve conduction test showed that the motor nerves in my left foot did not respond during testing and their are sensory nerves affected as well. My blood test came back fine. My podiatrist started my on Vitamin B12 and Lipoic Acid, which is a fatty acid nerves need to repair. She told me that this medication could take up to 6 months, if it will offer any improvement, and that 60% notice an improvement in feeling and function, so I am crossing my fingers! I am also having a custom foot brace made with hinges at the ankle, which should be ready by the end of the month….this should improve my walking a great deal! Since my last post, I still continue to have good days and bad days, but unfortunately I have been experiencing more difficulty with walking around inside the house, but I can still manage if I take it slow.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:13:16 +0000

In reply to Gretchen Wilson.

Dear Gretchen,

Thank you so much for your generosity in the brochure and I look forward to receiving and using this, and also am interested in the DVD, so I will look into that as well, and also the resource page website! Thank you also for this website…..it has sure given me hope and it always helps to know there are others experiencing the same and so great we can offer our help and knowledge to one another!

By: Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen Wilson — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 21:28:45 +0000

In reply to Maria.

Dear Maria,
We would like to send you a complimentary copy of our neuropathy brochure and 8-page Neuropathy Exercise Guide. The Exercise Guide shares many exercises to help manage the condition. Please forward your mailing address to gretchen@sitandbefit.org and we will get those items sent out to you right away! We also have a Neuropathy DVD available. Here is a link with more information. https://www.sitandbefit.org/product/neuropathy-workout/
You may also want to check out the neuropathy resource page on our website by following this link. https://www.sitandbefit.org/resources/neuropathy/
Hope this helps! Don’t give up hope. Wishing you the very best!

By: Viveca Elworthy

Viveca Elworthy — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 14:37:34 +0000

I have been told that I have Idiopathic neuropathy. I don’t have pain but my legs feel numb, like I am walking on stilts and my balance and reflexes are poor. My toes also feels like a tight string is holding them together. Doctors seem to not offer encouragements , saying things like : Learn to live with it! It’s not pain as much as it is constant discomfort mixed with fear of losing balance. My legs feel like they no longer are part of my body!

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 01:04:53 +0000

I have had peripheral neuropathy for over 10 years now. My feet have only felt numbness and I have had no pain. Also, it hadn’t gotten worse all those years and I have always been able to walk ok and my balance jusl slightly affected. However, a couple of months ago, I was walking along and all of a sudden my left foot felt quite fatigued and it was hard to walk….my foot just did not want to work??? Since then, I have had this happen more frequently and I can’t trust when I go out if I will be able to walk to get inside the store, etc. I do seem to walk fine with a shopping cart, so as long as I have that….I’m good. I have been using a cane, but that does not help me when I get these spells…..its like I just freeze and can’t walk. I am only 57 and it is so frustrating not to be able to walk! I also notice that I am able to walk around the house a lot better than the outside and don’t seem to need any aid, so I don’t know if it is pavement or the colder weather that may be causing these spells??? I recently had a nerve conduction test and EMG and was told I have poly neuropathy, which means many nerves are affected. I am also having blood tests to see if there is any other cause other than my diabetes. The podiatrist gave me some exercises, which are pretty good, but I like these one better, so I will try them. I do not expect the neuropathy to go away, but I would love if my left foot can get back to functioning the way it was. Also, for the past year I have been labeled as a “controlled diabetic” and my A1C continues to go down (currently at 5.9)….so I don’t know why the neuropathy would get worse if my blood sugar is under control, but the neurologist informed me that it can still progress.

By: Gail B

Gail B — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 14:56:33 +0000

In reply to Andrea D. Anyone else afraid to drive ? What did you do?

By: Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen Wilson — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:31:41 +0000

In reply to Becky.

Dear Becky,
Please forgive the delayed response. Pain during exercise is your body telling you to back off. Start SLOW! Do what you can WITHOUT creating pain. Even if you can do just do a single ankle roll each day, it’s important to try. As time goes on, you will likely find you can do a little more each week. In the meantime, practice some light, gentle, stroking of your legs, feet and arms. Start the movements away from the center of the body and stroke toward the heart. Try doing daily seated exercises that involve the trunk and the parts of your body that don’t generate pain with movement. This will help keep your circulation moving. An example might be, lifting your hips side to side, tilting the pelvis forward and back, circling the upper body and shoulders. We hope you have our Neuropathy brochure and exercise guide. If not, call us toll-free, at 1-888-678-9438, and we will send your way. Most importantly, don’t give up on exercise. We are cheering you on and wishing for you a miraculous full recovery over time!

By: Barbara Bland

Barbara Bland — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 03:20:57 +0000

In reply to Barbara. Has anybody tried CBD? My neuropathy has just started but my legs and feet are numb and I can’t walk I take the B complex I have to change the B 12 to the right kind and I take CBD when necessary it does help please try it if you are in pain