Neuralgia - a fairly common disease, and it covers a fairly wide age interval. The disease itself occurs as a result of non-structural damage to the peripheral nerves.
Types and signs of neuralgia
We often hear about intercostal neuralgia, but there are several more types of this disease, each of which is associated with a separate area of the body. In order to understand what symptoms occur with neuralgia, you need to pay attention to the type of disease. Usually, the nerves passing through narrow canals, which in the human body are quite numerous, are affected. There are the following types of neuralgia:
- Neuralgia that occurs when the trigeminal nerve is affected. This is the most common form of neuralgia. Its symptoms are manifested by pain in the gums and upper jaw, on the sides of the nose, the lower eyelid.
- Intercostal neuralgia is characterized by shooting and sharp pains in the chest area.
- Neuralgia of the external cutaneous nerve of the hip contributes to the appearance of pain on the surface of the thigh from the outside.
- Neuralgia, arising from the damage to the pterygopalon, causes pain in the sky, eyes, temples and neck.
- Neuralgia of the glossopharyngeal nerve is a very rare disease and manifests itself in pain in the lower jaw and pharynx.
- Neuralgia of the occipital nerve is characterized by pain in the temples, eyes and occipital region of the head.
Methods of treatment of neuralgia
Methods of treating neuralgia, like other diseases, are divided into folk and medical. The purpose of this and the other method is to remove the pain syndrome.
With medical treatment of neuralgia, it is quite simple. To date, there are many pain killers of different spectrum of action. As non-medicinal products are used:
- acupuncture;
- influence by currents of small force;
- irradiation with ultraviolet and ultrasound;
- laseropuncture;
- electrophoresis
In rare cases, when the proper effect can not be achieved with the help of physiotherapy and medications, medicine resorts to the surgical treatment of neuralgia:
Treatment of neuralgia with folk remedies involves the use of folk prescriptions for anesthesia:
- Decoction from the crushed willow bark , which is taken internally.
- Healing anesthetic yarrow infusion. It is also taken internally before meals.
- Decoction of chamomile. It has a calming effect and perfectly fights seizures. Drink several times a day after meals.
- Black radish juice. This tool, as well as possible copes with its task. The juice is rubbed into the sore spot a few drops along the nerve.
- Leaves of burdock or geraniums, grated horseradish. Leaves or horseradish are applied to the problem area of the body for several hours.
With such simple recipes, neuralgia can be treated at home.
Prevention of neuralgia
There are several tips for those who do not want to face this disease:
- The food should be healthy and balanced.
- Doing sports, or at least charging, must necessarily be everyday.
- It is necessary to protect yourself from stress.
- Contacts with infectious diseases are very undesirable.
- Control your weight, since obesity and malnutrition often cause a tendency to illness.
- Regular and frequent contact with nature is necessary.
- If you stay indoors for a long time, take care of its cleanliness and ventilation.
Those people who follow these guidelines for life, you can not worry about your health at all.