Understanding Neuropathic Pain

Neuropathic pain arises from damage or dysfunction in the nervous system itself rather than from injured tissues and can produce burning shooting or electric shock like sensations Conditions include diabetic neuropathy post herpetic neuralgia radiculopathy and trigeminal neuralgia which causes severe facial pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve

Treatment Approaches

Management uses medicines such as certain antidepressants and anticonvulsants nerve blocks radiofrequency procedures and psychological and physical therapies For trigeminal neuralgia options range from carbamazepine based regimens to procedures on the nerve root when medicines fail Neurologists at Livasa Hospital Mohali tailor therapy to pain type severity and co morbidities with the aim of reducing pain and improving daily functioning

NAP Contact Details Mohali Unit

Livasa Hospital Mohali
Sector 71 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Mohali Punjab 160071