Symptoms of nerve pain, timely diagnosis and treatment when symptoms are discovered

Neuralgia is a very common symptom in neurology. The pain in this case is not caused by any external force, also called spontaneous pain. People with neuralgia can usually take preventive measures. Correct posture is the most effective way to prevent neuralgia attacks.

1. Symptoms and Signs

Neuralgia and neuropathy after limb trauma, pain, hyperalgesia, and hyperesthesia after limb trauma; initial pain is limited to the trauma site or the distribution area of ​​the injured nerve, and then can extend to the entire limb; in addition to pain, there may be vasomotor disorders (initially vasodilation, the skin becomes warm and dry, and then vasoconstriction, skin edema, cyanosis, and coldness) and excessive or insufficient sweating, nutritional changes in the skin, subcutaneous tissue and muscles, osteoporosis, etc. You should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, which may be radiation sympathetic dystrophy.

2. Family treatment measures

1. Active prevention

Learning how to sit, stand, and carry things correctly is the best way to prevent various types of neuralgia. Some different physical therapy methods can help you learn how to move properly to prevent pain attacks, and you can discuss treatment methods with a trained therapist.

2. Massage with an ice pack

Massaging with an ice pack can interrupt the transmission of signals along the nerve pathway and replace them with temperature signals, which can relieve pain.

3. Grow a beard

Men with trigeminal neuralgia can grow a beard to cover their face to avoid cold, as cold sometimes triggers pain.

4. Acupressure

Pressing the Hegu point of the Large Intestine Meridian located between the webs of the thumb and index finger can relieve facial pain. Use the thumb or index finger of your right hand to press the point on your left hand for one minute, and then press your right hand. Do not use this point if you are pregnant.

To relieve chest and upper abdominal pain, you can press the Jianshi point of the pericardium meridian. Place your thumb between the two bones of the upper limb about 2 finger widths away from the center of the inner side of the wrist. Press hard 3-5 times for 1 minute, and then repeat the press on the other side. Pressing the Waiguan point can help relieve pain in the upper body. Place your thumb on the middle of the front end of the upper limb, 2 thumbs' width away from the wrist joint. Press for 1 minute, then repeat pressing on the other side, 2-3 times each time.

3. Diet and health care

1. Drink more water and eat more fruits and vegetables

Patients should drink plenty of water and avoid stimulants such as coffee, soda, and cigarettes. Eat more beneficial foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains.

2. Eat more oats

Regular consumption of oats improves the overall condition of the nerves. Chopped oatmeal can be brewed in warm water for 2 minutes and filtered to become a tonic. Drink 1-4 grams a day. To relieve skin itching, wrap oatmeal in fine cotton cloth and hang it under the shower head, and take a bath with the water rinsed with oatmeal.