Nerve Pain

Fun Fact: Technically all pain, is nerve pain.

Jokes aside, nerve pain is one of the most common pain problems we see in our office. Nerve pain is typically described in several ways.

• Shooting Pain

• Stabbing

• Burning

• Sharp

Other symptoms that suggest nerves may be the cause of your pain include burning, tingling, numbness or changes in your ability to sense hot or cold normally.

Nerve pain can have many serious or benign causes. In our office we first must rule out the chance that there is a serious cause for your nerve pain with a thorough history and examination. After serious causes have been ruled out or the likelihood minimised, we can begin searching for benign causes. Common causes we identify in our office are mechanical or musculoskeletal causes (problems with how the bones/muscles/nerves move relative to one another). When the pain has a mechanical origin often, we can help assist in getting relief. We may use:

• Adjustments

• Active Soft Tissue Therapies

• Shockwave Therapy

Of course, no clinical treatment program is complete if we do not also address how the problem came about. Once symptoms are reduced and under control, we can begin integrating rehabilitative exercises.

Some patients elect or prefer not to do rehabilitative exercise. In these cases we are always happy to support their decision. In these instances we offer further passive care (treatments), activity modification or lifestyle changes.