Neuropathic Pain Care Tips

Care that must be taken with students suffering from neuropathic pain

• Remember that neurological dysfunction does not always have cognitive impairment, so be careful not to infantize care with an adult, which can demotivate and impair results.
• Guide in choosing appropriate shoes, as well as in the case of diabetic neuropathy, examine your feet daily to detect possible injuries early.
• Advise to have a regular sleep, because the lack reduces the secretion of some hormones like the one of the growth can cause diffuse pain.
• The student's initial goals must be simple (weights, repetitions, number of exercises) so that the goals are achieved and not demotivate him;
• Pay attention to the lack of sensitivity in the affected region, because sometimes when we use accessories we can injure the area and the student does not realize it;

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Treatment of neuropathic pain

As well as diagnosing, treating is also difficult as mentioned earlier, as it varies according to the disease or injury and the stage at which it is. To get an idea of ​​the severity of the problem, on a scale used to measure pain ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable), neuropathic pain is close to 10.

An interdisciplinary work in the health area is needed. In principle, pain can be treated in four ways: by drugs, invasive methods, physical methods and psychotherapy. Often, medication alone does not reduce pain, requiring constant psychological monitoring to cope with pain, as well as the work of the physical therapist, occupational therapist, physical education professional, nutritionist, among others.

We cannot think only about the pain, but about the disease or injury, treating the whole, because most of the time even with all the joint work we will not be able to end the pain, but provide a relief from it.