Many with peripheral neuropathy use medications like Gabapentin, Lyrica, or Cymbalta for relief, but these only mask symptoms instead of treating the cause. While they may temporarily reduce pain, ...

Nerve pain affects millions of people worldwide, creating a burning, shooting, or electric sensation that can make daily activities nearly impossible. Unlike regular pain that responds well to common ...

Peripheral neuropathy pain can be excruciating and life-altering. What many patients don’t realize is that their mysterious nerve pain may actually be connected to an underlying Lyme disease infection ...

Researchers have discovered a non-opioid compound that, in mice, effectively reduced the pain hypersensitivity associated with chronic and often debilitating nerve pain caused by diabetes or ...

StemWave acoustic wave therapy is now available in DuBois, Western Pennsylvania through Mercy Family Health, offering FDA-cleared technology that increases blood circulation and targets nerve damage ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the joints. But RA is a systemic disease — it affects the whole body — and can damage ...

Diabetic neuropathy refers to nerve damage due to diabetes. When it affects the feet, healthcare professionals call it peripheral neuropathy. It usually affects both feet at the same time, as well as ...

Diabetic neuropathy describes a type of nerve damage in people with diabetes that affects various nerves in the body. Diabetic neuropathy usually develops slowly over time and can cause symptoms, such ...

Some supplements may help manage neuropathy, a debilitating type of pain caused by injury or damage to nerves. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant supplements may reduce nerve damage and improve ...

Clinicians may fail to recognize common side effects of drugs like gabapentin - which are frequently prescribed for nerve pain - leading them to prescribe unnecessary medications that cause yet more ...

A viewer asks how to distinguish gout from neuropathy. Doctor Lacy Anderson explains the difference. Gout is a painful type of inflammatory arthritis caused by high uric acid levels in the blood. The ...