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Neuropathic pain can make living a miserable experience with constant chronic agony that is usually accompanied by some type of long term tissue damage.

Neuropathic pain can involve nerve fibers that may be damaged or injured to some degree. These damaged nerve fibers will send signals to other pain centers that negatively impact the nerve fibers, the trauma injury and the area surrounding the injury itself.

Neuropathic pain has been described as a burning sensation, an electric shock, tingling and even knife like stabbing in nature, loss of feeling and numbness. It can be continuous, chronic, sporadic and even limited in duration.

There are many causes of neuropathic pain which include but not limited to alcholism, trauma, crushing of limbs, amputation, shock and degenerative diseases such as diabetes. Also there are many other serious medical conditions are associated with neuropathic pain including strokes, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, spinal cord & traumatic neck injuries and even some types of cancer.

Oral treatment includes certain anti-convulsants, anti-depressants, nonsteroidal anti-Inflammatory drugs & narcotics .Topical treatments include Capsaicin cream , Lidocaine cream & a 5% Lidocaine patch.