Having diabetes is not for wimps. Most patients with the disease are aware of the long-term complications: the increased risk for heart disease, blindness, kidney problems, and limb amputations. All these issues make a daily commitment to managing blood sugar important to overall health.Possibly the most frustrating problem for daily quality of life is the pain associated with diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage. Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) is different from other types of...
Read moreA pilot study published online this month in the journal Pain Medicine evaluated the safety and effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation... Read more »
The experience of nerve pain is described with a variety of terms: burning, hot poker, itching, tingling, lightening, shooting, electrical,... Read more »
The number five may be your unlucky number if you have Trigeminal Neuralgia. This type of neuropathy effects the fifth cranial nerve (CN V)... Read more »
"The National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research is launching a $30 million project that will use cutting-edge brain... Read more »
Dear Dr. Borigini,I have chronic lower back pain and hip pain related to a herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, stenosis, and... Read more »
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Electrical nerve stimulation (ENS) is a treatment for chronic pain. The electrical energy is sent in various wave forms to the nerves. It is... Read more »
British scientists have found that a procedure that treats chronic pelvic pain by disrupting nerve connections is no more effective at relieving... Read more »
A new study has found that the experimental drug Sativex may offer long-term relief from neuropathic pain for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).... Read more »
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) involves putting electrical currents into the tissues of the body. It may sound like a torture... Read more »
Australian researchers have made a discovery that they say sheds new light on the roots of chronic pain, a discovery that could lead to new... Read more »