Nerve Pain & Damage

In their anatomical course through the body and the limbs nerves might be damaged in various ways, the cause of damage most often being traumatic. Symptoms of nerve damage may be prickling, numbness and pain but also palsy or disorders of the bladder or the rectum. Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints today. Up to 80% of the US-Population will suffer from back pain at least ones in their lives. Back pain or lumbar pain is the largest cause of work-related absence in the United Kingdom.

Trigeminal neuralgia

Trigeminal neuralgia is a special case of nerve pain. It is often described as the “the world’s worst pain.” Typically, patients suffer from attacks of intense, electric shock-like facial pain along the trigeminal nerve. More information here: Trigeminal neuralgia

Very often nerves are trapped at the spinal cord, the backbone or in their course to the limbs. The reason for this may be some injury, a slipped disk or the trapping of a nerve in a bony or connective tissue canal. A typical example is the carpal tunnel syndrome.

The nervous system is an intricate system in the body that controls a wide array of bodily functions, including regulating breathing, muscle control as well as sensing both heat and cold. This system consists of autonomic, sensory, and motor nerves as the primary category of nerves controlling specific functions and activities.

While the autonomic nerves mainly control the involuntary activities of the body, the motor and sensory nerves control normal movement and sense any variations in the external stimuli, respectively. Due to how integral the nervous system is in the wide range of important activities it oversees, any considerable damage of the system could result in a significant change in the quality of life one leads.

What It Means to Have Nerve Problems

‘Nerve problems’ is just a general term that directly refers to any significant injury to the nerves, thereby resulting in both pain and nerve damage. Another term that may be used to explain nerve problems as a whole is peripheral neuropathy, which also basically explains a situation where the nerves, and thus the function they carry out are severely compromised paving the way to the rise of various symptoms in the process. Since, however, there are different classes of nerves, the symptoms may vary with the type of nerves affected in the process, and according to where they are located in the body.

Nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy can occur as a result of different things, including:

• Infections and diseases
• Side effects due to drugs
• Cancer
• Trauma
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Nutritional Deficiency

These are just a few of the causes of nerve problems, and anyone of them can bring forth any undesirable circumstances due to nervous system failure.

The symptoms are depending on the location of the injured or damaged nerve. Often nerves in the cervical or lumbar back are squeezed by a slipped disk causing neck or back and leg pain. Another common location is the wrist. If a nerve is squeezed here it results in pain in the hand called Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. But many other conditions can cause nerve damages in different locations such as sports related injuries of the shoulder and others.

When any of the above classes of nerves are affected, the symptoms may vary from being constipated, having bladder and sexual dysfunction, the onset of paralysis, pain, and numbness to name a few.

Most important is a consultation with an experienced Neurologist. The clinical impression and physical examination are guiding the way. If the location is identified, certain nerve tests like Nerve Conducting Velocity or Electromyography may be used to verify the diagnosis or to determine the location precisely.

When it comes to getting a diagnosis, the highly acclaimed neurology experts at GNC have all the cutting edge medical tools to help with this specifically. Getting a diagnosis where nerve problems and complications are concerned means using various techniques like Nerve Conduction Velocity to find which nerves in the body are the ones affected before the preferable treatment can be sought.

Exceptional Treatment of Nerve Problems in Dubai

Dubai is at the center of medical technology advancements, which means that there is no better place to seek and get treatment for all the wide range of nerve problems and complications in existent today. Due to the severity of nerve problems due to the onset of health conditions like cancer, diabetes, and the like, you only need health services that meet the desired high standards where these conditions are concerned.

All conservative treatment options should be tried before a surgical intervention is considered. These treatment options also depend on the location of the damaged or squeezed nerve. Often specialized physiotherapy, certain braces and life style adjustments are successful. Moreover, an adequate pain management and other medications are essential to optimize a fast recovery. Most nerve damages are successfully treatable without surgery.

Getting Treatment

Once a conclusive diagnosis has been reached, the appropriate treatment is usually accorded depending on the type of nerve complications at hand. At GNC, this means that conservative treatment options are usually tried first before any invasive options are explored. This can take the shape of physiotherapy or various lifestyle changes.

Since more than ten years GNC is the leading clinic for Neurology in the UAE. All our Nerve Damage experts are German Board Certified and have minimum professional experience of 25 years. If you are searching for the most trusted Nerve Damage experts, you came to the right place.

At German Neuroscience Clinic in Dubai, our specialists in the area of neurology have an enduring track record in terms of many years of practical experience, which only hails the extensive benefits of seeking medical advice from our clinic. The German Neuroscience Clinic also has its own track record that goes for more than 10 years treating various nerve problems.

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