Category: Neuropathy

What is post herpetic neuralgia? Have you had chicken pox? If you did, some of you may get shingles later in your life. This virus doesn’t go away after recovering from Chicken Pox and can live in the base of your nerves. Your immune system can’t get to it while it is in your nerves,… Continue reading Understanding Postherpetic Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

What is neuropathic pain? It is pain is most often a result of nerve injury. This could be compression of a nerve such as in carpal tunnel syndrome or a pinched nerve in your neck, back, or sciatica. Damage of the nerve(s) can also occur from multiple medical conditions, medications, and trauma. Neuropathic pain is… Continue reading Neuropathies: Beyond Pins and Needles in Your Feet