Friday, March 11, 2011

Injection Treatment for Nerve Pain




ILLNESS head and pain on the human body, such as the nerves of the neck and back are often experienced by anyone. This is very disturbing our daily activities.

One common condition that occurs in humans is post-herpetic nerve pain, or known as shingles. 
This condition is common in older people and causes burning pain on the face and chest, which can take up yearly.

On face, this condition can affect the eyes and cause blindness if not treated properly. This patient will feel great discomfort and clothing worn can cause discomfort and pain. Sleep was disturbed, which can cause a sense of wanting to kill herself.

But after getting a proper diagnosis, then this condition can be treated properly and they heal properly and can lead a normal life.

Dr Charles Siow, Consultant Neurological and Pain Specialists of Siow Neurology Headache and Pain Center has a wide selection of treatments for headaches and other chronic pain.

For severe conditions, physicians who practice at the Novena Medical Centre # 08-15, Singapore is usually directly ask patients admitted to hospital. Patients will be given good treatment to control pain. Many patients who respond to this and left the hospital free of pain.

But sometimes, more invasive procedure is needed. For example, injection at the joint, epidural steroid injections and radio frequency action taken at the hospital helped the X-ray in the operating room.

The action is very effective treatment for patients with neck pain or lower back, especially when there are chronic disc degeneration and nerve impingement. Many patients feel better and relief can last for weeks to months with regular injections and up to a year with the radio frequency treatment.

"When their pain is reduced with the help of this intervention, we treat their pain with medication and complementary treatments such as acupuncture and physiotherapy. I was very pleased when he said that many of these patients recovered when treated in this way, "he explained.

Another innovative way of treatment or therapy of traditional pain treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy (cognitive behavioral therapy / CBT), who used Dr Siow run. This form of treatment requires group therapy in which a group of patients who experience chronic pain gather to explore different methods of managing their pain by using treatments.

Instructors consist of specialist doctors, physiotherapists, acupuncture experts and psychologists will teach patients to use this tool. This is intensive training, which involves the participation of a full day and run for 1-2 weeks. Many of these participants reported increased ability to manage their pain after the course and do this treatment.

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