Neuropathic pain is a pervasive health concern worldwide, posing significant challenges to both clinicians and neuroscientists. While acute pain serves as a warning signal for potential tissue damage, ...

Neuropathic pain is caused by disorders of, or damage to, the nervous system. The affected nerves can induce the sensation of pain in the brain. Neuropathic pain is often associated with the ...

Pain is one of the most debilitating symptoms that presents with neuropathy. Neuropathic pain syndrome is a challenge to treat and, even with appropriate evidence-based treatment, only a 40% ...

Recently, evidence from experimental human pain research has indicated that in many of these patients pain processing in the central nervous system is abnormal and mimics that seen in neuropathic pain ...

Let's face it ... nerve pain can REALLY get on your nerves. Sometimes it happens when nerves get compressed and irritated, causing a sharp, shooting pain. Or it could be from nerve damage ...

Nerve pain — a side effect of HIV medications and the infection itself — can be treated with duloxetine (Cymbalta), a common antidepressant. This offers a great benefit to people infected with HIV, as ...

Most people assume if they have knee pain, it is due to a problem with the knee joint. This is not always the case. While the discomfort can be due to a knee condition, it can also be the result of a ...

AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALMOST AN ELECTRICAL PAIN RUNNING DOWN ONE LEG. WHAT CAUSES THAT? THAT COULD BE SCIATICA. IT’S USUALLY CAUSED BY A PINCHED NERVE IN YOUR LOWER BACK. MANY PEOPLE RECOVER ...

A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. Also known as radicular back pain, this condition is typically ...

When a new 61-year-old female patient told me 10 years ago that her primary care physician referred her to me for treatment of her neuropathic pain in her legs due to her diabetes and feet, I was ...

A pinched nerve feels different from a stiff back, though the pain and symptoms vary among people. A pinched nerve in the hip often causes pain in the groin. Sometimes, the pain also radiates down ...