Nerve Pain
Nerve pain is a special kind of pain or pain-like sensations. It is also called “neuropathic pain” or simply “neuropathy pain”. Damage to a nerve can lead to pain that is sharp, shooting pain (e.g. neuralgia or sciatica)
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Causes
Causes depend somewhat on the type of nerve pain or unusual sensations. It is a sharp, shooting pain like sciatica
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Types
There are various different types of pain that may be related to nerves:
- Sharp shooting pain
- Tingling
- Paresthesias
- Pins-and-needles sensations
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- Neuropathy: Neuropathy is a general term for a disorder of the nerves. Neuropathy may affect many different nerve systems: peripheral neuropathy
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- Diabetic Neuropathy: Diabetic Neuropathy is nerve damage or nerve inflammation (neuropathy) from diabetes. The high blood sugars in diabetes damage nerve cells
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Related Disease and Condition Topics
Read about these medical conditions related to Nerve Pain:
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