Neuropathy

Massage can ease the pain, tightness, and stress that come with neuropathy of the feet, but it does not repair damaged nerves and it is not a treatment for the underlying condition. The relief people report is usually temporary, lasting from minutes to a day or so. Massage works best as one part of a … Read more

Peripheral neuropathy can be a disability. Whether it legally counts as one depends on how much it limits your ability to work and carry out daily activities, not on the diagnosis itself. The Social Security Administration evaluates neuropathy under its rules for peripheral nerve disorders, and many people with painful or weak limbs do qualify. … Read more

Tooth nerve pain is pain that comes from the pulp — the soft tissue inside a tooth that contains nerves and blood vessels. It is usually a sign that something is irritating or damaging that tissue, and the single most effective thing you can do is get a dentist to find and treat the cause. … Read more

If you are asking “do I have neuropathy,” a quiz can help you organize your symptoms, but it cannot diagnose you. Neuropathy is a medical condition, and diagnosing it requires a clinician to take a history, perform a physical exam, and often order tests. What a quiz can do is help you notice patterns and … Read more

Neuropathy of the feet and legs means the nerves serving those areas are damaged or not working properly. Most often it starts in the toes and soles of the feet, then moves slowly upward into the ankles and calves. The result is numbness, burning, tingling, or pain that is real, sometimes stubborn, and often misunderstood … Read more

Neuropathy in the feet cannot usually be cured, but much can be done to ease pain, protect your feet, and slow the damage behind it. Treatment works on two fronts: managing the underlying cause, such as diabetes, and reducing the symptoms themselves. Physical therapy, well-fitted footwear, and daily foot checks are basic habits that prevent … Read more

Yes, you can have nerve pain without diabetes. Diabetes is one of the most common causes of peripheral neuropathy, but it is far from the only one. Nerve pain has dozens of possible causes, and many people who seek help for burning, tingling, or stabbing pain in their feet and hands have normal blood sugar. … Read more

L3 nerve pain is treated by first finding out what is irritating or compressing the nerve, then matching treatment to that cause. Most people improve with nonsurgical care: physical therapy, activity adjustment, and short-term medication for pain. When weakness, progressive numbness, or loss of bladder or bowel control appears, the situation becomes urgent and needs … Read more

Nicotine does not treat nerve pain. No clinical guideline lists it as a treatment for neuropathy or any other form of neuropathic pain, and no well-designed human trial has shown that it relieves it. In fact, the most consistent finding in the research points the other way: nicotine may make nerve pain worse and appears … Read more

Nerve pain is stubborn. It often doesn’t respond well to standard painkillers, and it can linger for months or years. That’s why so many people with neuropathy, sciatica, or post-shingles pain end up looking at a TENS unit. The short answer: a TENS unit can help with nerve pain for some people, but the evidence … Read more