Have you experienced pain or tingling in your hands or feet? Those are signs of possible neuropathy, “a general term for ...

Dr McPherson says: “No topical creams are likely to be very effective in shingles.” Post-herpetic neuralgia is severe lingering nerve pain which affects up to around 15 per cent of people ...

Postherpetic neuralgia is a painful condition that can develop after an episode of shingles. Shingles is a painful rash caused by reactivation of the herpes virus that causes chickenpox.

While symptoms go away after three to five weeks, pain can sometimes return in the form of postherpetic neuralgia, he said. This long-term nerve pain occurs where the shingles rash appeared and ...

As you say, not all trials found a benefit, but the largest trial found that intrathecal injections — which are similar to ...