Category: 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 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 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 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) 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....

Combination medication for the treatment of neuropathic pain Introduction Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state, most often accompanied by a tissue injury. According to various studies, neuropathic low back pain affects an...

Various Treatment Options For Controlling Neuropathic Pain Neuropathic pain is a very specific type of pain that is usually defined as pain that originates due to an injury to or inflammation within the central...

Guidelines for treatment of Neuropathic Pain Introduction Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state, typically characterized by a burning and shooting pain, along with a feeling of tingling and numbness. The International Association...