Treat Nerve Pain at Home
Neuropathic pain tends to get worse over time. About 1 in 3 Americans experience chronic pain. Of those, 1 in 5 experience neuropathic pain. A 2014 study estimated that as many as 10 percent of Americans experience some form of neuropathic pain.
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What is nerve pain?
Nerve pain, also called neuralgia or neuropathic pain, occurs when a health condition affects the nerves that carry sensation to the brain. It is a particular type of pain that feels different from other kinds of pain.
There are different types of nerve pain, including:
- post-herpetic — this can happen after you’ve had shingles (herpes zoster) and affects the same area as the shingles rash
- trigeminal— causing pain in the jaw or cheek
- occipital — causing pain at the base of your skull that can spread to the back of your head
- pudendal — causing pain in the ‘saddle area’ between the legs
What causes nerve pain?
Nerve pain can be due to problems in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), or in the nerves that run from there to the muscles and organs. It is usually caused by disease or injury.
Common causes include:
- an injury to the brain, spine or nerves
- poor blood supply to the nerves
- heavy drinking
- phantom pain after an amputation
- vitamin B12 or thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency
- certain medicines
Conditions that can cause nerve pain include:
- infections such as shingles
- multiple sclerosis
- diabetes
- stroke
- its treatment with radiation, surgery or chemotherapy
- trapped nerves, such as in carpal tunnel syndrome
There are other conditions associated with nerve pain.
Sciatica is pressure on the nerves of the lower back that causes pain down the leg. The pain can be accompanied by pins and needles, numbness or weakness in the leg.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome associated with burning or aching pain in different parts of the body. The cause is not well understood, but it can be triggered by emotional distress and poor sleep. There may be genetic factors, too.
Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the peripheral nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body are damaged. It’s caused by diabetes, autoimmune diseases and other conditions.
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