Nerve Pain

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This is probably muscle pain. The way to diagnose this is IF twisting, turning, bending, reaching up causes the pain to appear, then the most-likely answer is muscle pain. I use a Homedic massager (Walmart: around $35.00) to the area a couple of times a day. The machine shuts off in 15 minutes so you won't damage the instrument... If this action (twisting, etc) does NOT aggravate --or cause-- the pain, then other things need to be evaluated... If it is about the belly-button level (in the back, of course) then the kidneys need to be checked. If it is in line with your underarm area, then it could be a (very rare) hernia. Hope this helps.

A pain killer is an 'analgesic'.

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Nociceptive pain occurs when pain-sensitive nerve endings called nociceptors are activated or stimulated

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My dad and I had this problem and we finally learned what to do. Sit down and put the leg that hurt (leg "A") over the other leg (leg "B") so that the foot of leg A is close to leg B's butt. Then pull leg A towards you, like you're hugging it. You should feel it pulling the butt and hamstring of leg A.

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My girl friend had sciatia nerve pain. Her coping mechanism was to roll her back so the sciatic vertebrae was pushed into the ground.

She cured it by attaining a more stable sense of being. Nerve pain which does not have a physical cause (ie something a medical practitioner should tell you...best person to see would be a sports massage therapist) will generally be a sign of some form of imbalance with the associated areas of the body.

Just to be clear, sciatia is the collection that includes nerve pain. You want to cure sciatia. The nerve pain can be cured with lots of tissue salts, pain killers and the like. You can not per say cure a symptom. Its a kin to having a rash, treating the rash but not the cause.

vicoden but only short term and if untolerabe. IBprofen is good as well but stomach aches are associated with it.

You need to ask your primary doctor who they think is the best and then get a referral from that primary.

It depends on how badly you hurt your neck. I did gymnastics last week and I got whiplash and it hurt really bad but it healed up in about 1 week. But if your neck muscle is torn then it can take up to a month and you need to see a doctor. Hope this helps. Btw I'm only 11.

Probably. Most anesthesiologists are able to perform an epidural block in someone who has sciatic nerve pain. The doctor will place a very small catheter or tube into the epidural space below the spinal cord, then inject the medication that will be absorbed into the nerves. Depending on which medication your doctor chooses it can take up to 20 minutes for the medication to take effect. The placement of the catheter is usually slightly higher on your back than the area of pain from sciatica. As a bonus the block may even relieve the pain in your sciatic nerve!!

If your sciatic nerve pain is caused by scar tissue around the spinal cord, or a disc that is newly ruptured leaving pieces of cartilage in the area there may be some difficulty in getting the needle into the epidural space. Or if you had an injury that resulted in multiple areas of damage going further up your spine. The doctor can only go so high before the medication would also effect the nerves going to your lungs causing the sensation of not being able to breathe.

If you or your doctor feels there may be issues with an epidural block it maybe wise to get the block done earlier rather than later in your labor, so you are able to fully cooperate with the anesthesiologist as she or he attempts placing the catheter in just the right spot. Much easier to do when you have a few minutes between contractions rather then waiting until you're in transition and the contractions are coming right on top of each other.

A pregnant woman with issues of back pain is the perfect patient to participate in child birth classes that focus on pain control through relaxation by having a focal point and breathing techniques.

Consult your doctor about this. Be sure and bring up any issues, sooner rather than later, with your doctor. Most things he will be able to answer immediately so you won't sit around and worry.

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I have recently been prescribed Lyrica for my post chemo neuropathy. This drug was just introduced in the market for the treatment of Fibromyalgia(sp?). It has helped me somewhat. **************************** I don't know anything about Lyrica, but I've heard good things about acupuncture. A friend who survived breast cancer wrote to tell me that her oncologist prescribed a daily supplement called glutamine for neuropathy. I then asked my friend who is a registered dietician specializing in cancer about it, and she wrote back (paraphrasing): Glutamine is an amino acid, which just means it's a piece of protein, so taking glutamine is like taking a protein supplement. It's considered very safe and very unlikely to interact negatively with medications and chemotherapy, because basically, it's like taking some extra protein each day. The amount of glutamine you need to have a potential therapeutic benefit at minimizing neuropathy is roughly equivalent to the amount of protein found in a large chicken breast.

The dose of glutamine is 10 grams taken three times per day.

It's pretty easy to take. It's a powder and it's basically tasteless and odorless. I've used it in the past and just dissolved it in water or yogurt. It's also good for gut health and is used sometimes for inflammatory bowel disease. The least expensive product I've found that is of good quality is Jarrow Formulas glutamine powder that comes in a 1 kg jar. I don't recommend taking the typical glutamine pills you can find in a health store, because they have so little glutamine per pill, that you end up needing something like 20 pills three times per day and it gets to be very expensive. I'd take it every day, from now until you're totally done with your last treatment - 10 grams, three times per day, so you end up taking a total of 30 grams per day. You can take it with your meals or without, doesn't matter if it's with or without food. I haven't tried it yet myself, although I ordered some of the powder this week. I'm just in my 3rd cycle of chemo now. Instead, I'm using a powerful electric massager on my hands and arms a few times daily. This is my own solution, which is working for me so far. I had neuropathy in my 2nd cycle, but so far hardly any in my 3rd. My doctor said there was no help for neuropathy except for lowering the drug dose, but I don't believe him. Or at least, I don't want to believe him. Good luck!

Better referred to as a cervical radiculopathy, although some will say it is a trapped nerve or a pinched nerve. There 8 nerves that come out of either side (right or left) of your neck or cervical spine. Because they come out of the cervical spine they are named from top to bottom C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, & C8.

this is used for pain but also used for depression at times its used at night so don't use to much of it it can cause issues with your heart like irregular heart beat you should use about 100mg at night

Pain Threshold is the level at which a person first begins to experience Pain from a stimulus, either artificial or biological. A person's Pain Tolerance level, is the overall level of Pain a person can tolerate before breaking down either physically or mentally.

A person's Threshold level increases as their Pain Tolerance increases - this can be achieved either through deliberate means in those who have not been injured or otherwise have no other reason for Pain (Martial Artists are the best example of this) or in those with chronic pain it will occur naturally over time. Martial Artists such as myself use techniques to increase both the Pain Threshold and Tolerance level. It is that training which has provided me with the best pain control over the years, even though I also use very high doses of opiates for pain control. Pain Tolerance can also be elevated with opiate drugs, and is the basis for most pain treatment programs.

While human Pain Threshold is relatively low for most people (it doesn't take much to feel pain - even a needle or pin prick will do) Pain Tolerance is another matter. The human body can withstand a lot of pain before breaking down, and for those like me who deal with constant levels of high pain on a regular basis every day, the tolerance level is very high, almost dangerously so.

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The pain of vasculitic neuropathy can include shooting, sharp pain, tingling, numbness, burning, and stinging

Depending on the type of shot (whether it was an epidural or just a steroid shot), and which nerve is being compressed by the disk, and how bad it is, will determine how long it takes to start working. Also, if your doctor really put the needle in your buttock and not the small of your back where the pain is (not the nerve - it takes a special procedure for that) then I'd wonder what he/she is doing, and think about getting another doctor. That's not where it's supposed to go.

Steroid shots don't control or reduce pain - they reduce the inflammation of the disk pressing on the nerve and the back spasms associated with it. It's the back spasms and the nerve pressure which cause the pain in your legs. Depending on the type of shot, there's sometimes a specific period and procedure for how long they wait. For example, if it's an epidural (you'll know if it is - before I had major structural problems in my back that needed working on I used to get epidurals all the time - they're not fun. Imagine a steel shank being sunk into your back next to your spine about 4 inches to deliver the steroid. In those cases, they allow for 3 shots, with checking every week to see how much you've improved. If you haven't improved they give you another at the end of the first week, second and third weeks. If you don't have any improvement by the third shot, they start talking about surgery, but in reality it's after the second shot - they rarely give a third.

If you've just gotten a steroid shot to reduce the muscle spasms, it'll wear off pretty fast, within about 2-3 days - they don't last long at all. If you can stand to take Flexeril, it'll loosen you up and stop the back spasms and allow the pressure on the nerve to relax. Trick is you have to take it for a couple of days to really notice the effects, which will knock you out pretty good. Other than that, your doctor probably told you the standard lines about lying on your side in a fetal position, pillow between the legs to reduce hip pressure and spine pressure, etc. I've actually found it's more comfortable laying on the floor with your butt up againd the front of a couch (the bottom) and your legs on the couch itself, so your back is flat on the floor. The idea is to reduce all pressure on the flat of the back, so the nerve pressure can relax and the spasms can stop.

Sciatic pain is bad, but trust me, do what your doctor tells you to do, and use the 'net to learn as much as you can about your particular problem. There's much worse pain that you could have to endure if you don't take care of yourself. After 3 major spinal surgeries, and having to take some of the strongest opiates on the planet for the past 9 years and likely the rest of my life, I WISH all I had to deal with was sciatic pain. I relish those days.

If a shot doesn't last long enough for you, talk to your doctor about getting a Prednisone dosepak or a 9 day course - that'll loosen you up real good. 2 years ago before my last operation my L3 disk finally collapsed (when I mean collapse, I mean bone on bone with the vertebrae - that's the result of the disease I have) none of my opiates were putting a dent in the pain, and as a result of constant chronic pain for the past 11 years (I've had disk problems for 20) I have an extremely high pain and opiate tolerance. I had an idea about using Prednisone to reduce the inflammation enough for the opiates to work, as I also have asthma, and I normally have a 9 day course on hand for emergencies. That did the trick - I wound up doing several 9 day courses (if you don't know what "courses" mean with Prednisone, it's 3 pills a day for 3 days, then 2 pills a day for 3 days, then 1 pill a day for 3 days. You can't just stop Prednisone or you run the risk of heart failure). I gained 60 lbs in the 2 months I had to do it before my surgery, but it at least allowed the opiates to work. So consider it as a possibility.

There are a couple of good sites I use and contribute to - one is a spine site, the other is a pain site. They are:

American Pain Foundation. Spine Universe Another good item if you don't have one is a Thermopore pad - if you've ever been to a Chiropractor some of them use 'em a lot. They only cost about 75 bucks, give you moist heat in about a minute, and is a godsend for back pain of any type.

A slap on the back is more painful than a pat on the back because a slap triggers more intense neural impulses. The slap cause more neuron to fire, and to fire more often.