Fibromyalgia, or Fibromyalgia Pain Syndrome, is a chronic and widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder. It is defined as a long-term, body-wide pain in muscles, ligaments and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in...
The Debilitating Effects and Treatment Options For Occipital Neuralgia Occipital neuralgia can be a very distressing condition for any patient to experience. It presents as a particularly violent headache, which is fairly distinct from...
Treatment of Neuropathic Pain: A Radical Approach Neuropathic pain causes misery to thousands of people annually. The term is often used almost casually and yet neuropathic pain really does wreak havoc for people...
Duloxetine In The Treatment of Neuropathic Pain The use of duloxetine to treat general neuropathic pain is not yet widespread, but its use is becoming more common, particularly because it is so effective in...
Commonly Asked Questions About Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment For Meralgia Paraesthetica The condition meralgia paraesthetic is sometimes known as ‘lateral femoral cutaneous nerve syndrome’ and it is a condition that arises from the nerve that...
Diagnosing Occipital Neuralgia The greater and lesser occipital nerves are located at the back of a person’s head, namely in the area where the neck and the spinal column meet right up to the...
Different Forms and Causes of Neuropathic Pain Neuropathic pain is often used as a generic term to describe a painful condition that has been caused or arises from some kind of lesion, trauma or...
Neuropathic pain is a pain condition that is not well known, yet it is estimated that something like 1 in every 100 people will experience neuropathic pain at some point in their lives. The...
Duloxetene and Diabetic Neuropathic Pain The use of duloxetene in the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain, is quite a recent innovation, but early indicators are that it is a very effective treatment for this...
Duloxetine is a medication that is licensed in the UK under the name of Cymbalta, to treat diabetic neuropathic pain. It is in fact an antidepressant, since it is a selective serotonin and noradrenaline...