The doctor gave advice on the treatment of neuralgia

Neurologist Pavel Khoroshev told how to cure neuralgia once and for all. On Wednesday, October 8, the specialist noted that the main thing in the treatment of neuralgia is to determine its cause, otherwise even complex therapy will not work.

In an interview with Radio 1, he told about a patient who was unsuccessfully treated for chronic neuralgia for several years, until it became clear that it was all about a displacement of the jaw by only 1 mm after tooth extraction. After the jaw position was adjusted with the help of special mouth guards, the pain disappeared completely. This case, according to the expert, clearly shows how important it is to search for and eliminate the primary source of the disease, which can be very different, writes RT.

The doctor noted that neuralgia can be caused by injury, inflammation, deformity, or any effect on the nerve. After diagnosis, he clarified, it is important to relieve pain, but to do this not with the help of general medications, but with the use of local painkillers. Additionally, according to him, it is necessary to support the nerve with vitamin therapy. The doctor added that it is impossible to completely prevent the development of neuralgia, but with timely diagnosis, the disease can be successfully cured.

In April, cardiologist Natalia Zolotareva said that the nature of the pain would help distinguish a heart attack from neuralgia. According to her, with heart problems, there is compression, heaviness or burning behind the sternum, pain can radiate to the left shoulder, arm, jaw or back. With neuralgia, acute, stabbing pain occurs, concentrated in a specific area of the intercostal space, notes 360.ru .

Before that, cardiologist Olga Perfilieva told how to distinguish intercostal neuralgia from a heart attack. According to her, the symptoms of intercostal neuralgia are often mistaken for a heart attack, but with it the pain is spotty — a person can pinpoint the exact location. It weakens with fading or holding your breath and increases with movement, inhalation or coughing. Pravda.Ru .

Cardiologist Anna Chugunnikova named degenerative changes in the thoracic spine as one of the causes of neuralgia. She explained that intercostal nerves branch off from the spinal cord — they are located in the center of the spinal canal and pass under the ribs.

Previously, the site kp.ru with reference to experts, he wrote that the treatment of neurological pain begins with the elimination of its cause. Often, after the treatment of the underlying disease, the pain goes away, but if this does not happen, it needs to be stopped. Pharmacotherapy aimed at relieving pain and restoring nerve function is considered the optimal method.

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