Neuropathic Pain: A Guide For Family and Friends
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
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 and Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
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...
Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: Why Is It SO Difficult to Treat?
Peripheral neuropathic pain has a number of causes…. it can be caused by chemotherapy, damage to the nervous system itself or even condition such as HIV and AIDS or nerve damage following alcohol related...
Occipital Neuralgia And Anti-Depressants/Anti-Convulsion Medication
Occipital Neuralgia And Anti-Depressants/Anti-Convulsion Medication Occipital neuralgia is a relatively uncommon condition. For this reason it is not the condition that immediately springs to mind when a patient present s with persistent and chronic...
Botulinum Toxin A in Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia – Latest Advances
Botulinum Toxin A in Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia – Latest Advances Introduction Botulinum toxin is basically a neurontin protein produced by the bacterium clostridium botulinum and is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring...
Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS)
Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) Introduction The Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS) pain scale is an assessment tool used by the medical community to analyze and classify pain....
