Pain topics
Nerve pain
Find out all about nerve pain and some of the conditions that are caused by nerve pain.
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Find out about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Diabetes can affect your feet
When you have diabetes you need to take very good care of your feet to prevent serious complications. Diabetes can damage the nerves adn the blood supply in your feet.
Multiple sclerosis risk raised after shingles
A shingles - herpes zoster - episode may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a study suggests.
Neuropathic pain
Find out all about neuropathic pain, which is usually described as a shooting, stabbing or burning pain.
Neuropathy in diabetes
People with diabetes can develop this complication which affects the nerve tissue.
Pain and how you sense it
We feel the sensation of pain when pain receptors send electrical signals along nerves to the spinal cord and brain.
Sciatica: symptoms, causes and diagnosis
Sciatica is characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg. Find out about the causes, symptoms and diagnosis.
Sciatica: treatment
Most sciatica gets better within a few weeks. If not, there are treatments that may help relieve your sciatica pain.
Shingles
Shingles is a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. Initial symptoms can be intense pain, burning or tingling on an area of skin on the face or trunk.
Shingles: essential facts
People who have had chickenpox can later develop shingles (herpes zoster), when the chickenpox virus re-activates. Shingles causes a painful rash.
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder that causes episodes of intense facial pain. Find out about the causes, symptoms and treatments.
Find out about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Diabetes can affect your feet
When you have diabetes you need to take very good care of your feet to prevent serious complications. Diabetes can damage the nerves adn the blood supply in your feet.
Multiple sclerosis risk raised after shingles
A shingles - herpes zoster - episode may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a study suggests.
Neuropathic pain
Find out all about neuropathic pain, which is usually described as a shooting, stabbing or burning pain.
Neuropathy in diabetes
People with diabetes can develop this complication which affects the nerve tissue.
Pain and how you sense it
We feel the sensation of pain when pain receptors send electrical signals along nerves to the spinal cord and brain.
Sciatica: symptoms, causes and diagnosis
Sciatica is characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg. Find out about the causes, symptoms and diagnosis.
Sciatica: treatment
Most sciatica gets better within a few weeks. If not, there are treatments that may help relieve your sciatica pain.
Shingles
Shingles is a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. Initial symptoms can be intense pain, burning or tingling on an area of skin on the face or trunk.
Shingles: essential facts
People who have had chickenpox can later develop shingles (herpes zoster), when the chickenpox virus re-activates. Shingles causes a painful rash.
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder that causes episodes of intense facial pain. Find out about the causes, symptoms and treatments.
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