Introduction Neuralgia is the technical term for nerve pain and refers to a pain that occurs in the supply area of a nerve. It is caused by an injury to the nerve itself and not by damage to the surrounding tissue. Nerve damage can be caused by mechanical influences such as pressure, inflammation, metabolic disorders, … Neuralgia
Neuralgia of the head or scalp A neuralgia of the head or scalp is often accompanied by an enormous amount of suffering. The slightest movement or touch of the head causes severe pain. Combing the hair, moving the face or even putting on a piece of clothing becomes pure torture. The cause is irritated or … Neuralgia of the head or scalp | Neuralgia
Meralgia parästhetica This cumbersome technical term describes the complaints caused by compression of the nerve responsible for transmitting pain and touch information from the lateral thigh. The nerve passes under the inguinal ligament on its way from the skin of the thigh to the spinal cord, where there is an increased risk of nerve entrapment. … Meralgia parästhetica | Neuralgia
Neuralgia at back Various diseases can lead to nerve-related pain in the back.Initially, these include degenerative (wear-related) changes in the spine or herniated discs. Both can result in the spinal cord or the nerve roots becoming virtually trapped and thus damaged. In addition to the neuralgic pain, neurological functional limitations (e.g. numbness, disturbances in movement … Neuralgia at back | Neuralgia
Postzosterneuralgia In shingles (herpes zoster), herpes viruses are reactivated, usually as a result of a weakening of the immune system, e.g. as part of a flu-like infection, and then attack a spinal cord nerve. Although the typical skin rash on the trunk usually disappears within 2-3 weeks with adequate treatment, the characteristic pain in some … Postzosterneuralgia | Neuralgia
Therapy Before a therapeutic measure can be selected, a comprehensive diagnostic procedure should be performed to rule out other diseases and to identify the affected nerve. The treatment of neuralgia does not result in freedom from pain for all patients. The German Pain Society has developed certain therapeutic goals to guide the treatment. Thus, the … Therapy | Neuralgia
Diagnosis Until the diagnosis of neuralgia is made, the patient often first goes through a variety of diagnostic procedures. First of all, all other causes that could be responsible for pain in the area in question are excluded. For this purpose, both neurological and physical examinations as well as imaging procedures such as X-rays, CT … Diagnosis | Neuralgia
Pain memory – what is that? Many people suffer from chronic pain, especially due to spinal diseases (see: Spinal diseases symptoms). In the context of this chronic pain, a pain memory can develop. One speaks of chronic pain if the pain has been present for at least six months. They impair the patient not only … Pain memory
How can you delete/switch off pain? So far, no possibilities have been discovered how to erase the pain memory with the help of medication. On the other hand, methods such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, in which sensitive nerve fibers are controlled, acupuncture treatment, heat or cold therapy often provide relief. These methods belong to … How can you delete/switch off pain? | Pain memory
Headaches Headaches are also a common localization for chronic pain, which is virtually permanent in the context of pain memory development. Migraine patients in particular sometimes experience this. Toothache Chronic pain does not only occur in typical places like the back, but also the teeth can be affected. Some patients experience psychosomatic toothache. In this … Headaches | Pain memory
Prevention It used to be assumed that over time, temporary pain would not harm the patient. Nowadays, it is more likely that one does not have to endure prolonged pain, since by relieving the pain with an analgesic, one also prevents the development of a pain memory. For prevention, weak painkillers such as paracetamol are … Prevention | Pain memory
Phantom pain is the sensation of pain in a part of the body that no longer exists, which often occurs after the loss of a body part, usually in the course of an amputation. Phantom pain usually occurs after the removal of parts of the extremities, but in principle it can occur anywhere where an … Phantom Pain
