She was in pain for years, but doctors had no answers. A rare condition was to blame.
Jill Becher spent more than three years in agonizing pain. After one surgery failed, a riskier treatment provided relief.
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What Is That Pain in the Back of Your Head?
Tension-type headache can be caused by anxiety, depression, intense physical work, lack of sleep, or missed meals. Tension ...
Baylor College of Medicine3y
Pain Including Trigeminal Neuralgia
Dr. Ashwin Viswanathan is a fellowship-trained expert in the neurosurgical treatment of pain. He is experienced with multiple techniques including stereotactic radiosurgery for treating trigeminal ...
Medscape2y
Trigeminal Neuralgia: For One Nerve a Multitude of Treatments
Pregabalin has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of neuropathic pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia. [78] Pregabalin has, in advance of research ...
Nature5y
A high-dose capsaicin dermal patch provides pain relief in postherpetic neuralgia
Treatment options are limited for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a chronic pain disorder caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus. Topical application of capsaicin ...
Medscape1mon
Trigeminal Neuralgia: For One Nerve a Multitude of Treatments
[7 9] The patient with TN discovers that specific activities provoke the pain. Most will report a sensitive trigger zone that, if lightly touched, reproduces an attack of neuralgia. The location ...