Walking aids frames, walking sticks are helpful, mainly for balance, as are AFOs Ankle Foot Orthoptics. People with chronic disorders can develop secondary problems such as depression. They can visit their doctor and complain of feeling worse but to the doctor everything seems the same. Treatment for pain is important. Normal pain relievers rarely have a major effect for neuropathic pain.
Anxiety can be a major problem.
Education to allay fears, meeting other people with CIDP to understand what may happen is often good. Fatigue is a common symptom. Treatment for this is to optimise the therapy. Steroids can cause some weakness. One looks for other causes of why the patient is not well.