Neuropathic Pain | Interventional Pain Doctors Los Angeles
Nerves conduct sensory information. Injured nerves conduct the sensation of pain. Nerve pain is typically sudden, sharp, stabbing, and/or burning.
Nerve pain occurs when a nerve is physically injured, irritated, inflamed, or damaged due to a disease. Many health conditions can lead to nerve pain, including:
Diabetes (Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy)
If nerve pain goes untreated it can become a chronic condition. Biochemical changes can occur over time that make the nerves hypersensitive and magnifies the pain, called central sensitization.
The symptoms you experience depend on the types of nerves that are damaged.
Sensory nerve damage is known for causing electric-shock pain, as well as pins and needle sensation and/or burning pain and numbness.
Motor nerves damage leads to symptoms like muscle cramps, twitching, or weakness
Autonomic nerve damage leads to dizziness, nausea, and an abnormal heart rate/blood pressure.
Medications may be used in the initial treatment of nerve pain, however they are not always effective and have unwanted side effects. The Interventional Pain Doctors team of orthopedic/spine and pain management specialists offer cutting edge treatments that relieve nerve pain without medication, including:
The symptoms you experience depend on the types of nerves that are damaged.‍
Neuormodulation (SCS): An FDA approved therapy that can block pain at the level of the spinal cord using a small lead like a pacemaker wire and a battery. New research shows that this is effective for treating painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy.