Nerve pain caused by conditions like neuropathy, diabetes, or even treatments like chemotherapy can be extremely painful and debilitating. Many people turn to natural alternatives like vitamins and herbs to avoid the unpleasant side effects commonly associated with prescription medications. However, not all vitamins are effective or have the same potency. Before you begin taking […]

Millions of patients suffer from nerve pain for a variety of reasons—with people with diabetes often the worst affected. Whether you are affected by nerve pain due to an injury or as a result of diabetes-related neuropathy, you may find that the treatment options are slim in scope and ineffective. However, turmeric offers a promising […]

Many common physical ailments are difficult to treat—and neuropathy is no exception. Though modern medicine can work wonders, pharmaceuticals can have side effects and do not always perform as well as patients hope they will. For many patients, supplements can be a powerful adjunct to standard options such as painkillers.  One of these supplements is […]

Pain can be challenging to live with, and neuropathy is no different. Treatment is not always straight-forward. Though pain killers can provide relief, they can have side effects, and even the most potent dosages can fail to truly relieve neuropathy for those who suffer from this debilitating illness. In this article, we discuss what neuropathy […]

​Peripheral nerves are involved in the transmission of messages from the body to the central nervous system and back to the body. Heavy alcohol consumption can cause damage to the peripheral nerves because it is one of the most toxic substances that can affect the health of nerves. When this happens, the ability of the […]

Neuropathy from chemotherapy professionally referred to as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), is one of the most common yet undesirable effects of administering cancer-fighting medications like vinca alkaloids, antitubulins, thalidomide, platinum analogs, and bortezomib. One of the side effects of chemotherapy drugs and other treatment to tackle illness such as breast cancer or prostate cancer is […]

​Nerve pain can take many different faces, whether it’s burning, electrical-like pain to tingling, numbness, or that feeling of pins and needles. Regardless, if you’re having nerve pain in your hand, it’s important to get it addressed as soon as possible. We’re going to dive into the causes, the symptoms, and what you can do […]

If you suffer from peripheral neuropathy, your first line of defense should be diet and lifestyle. (1) Good nutrition can help to slow nerve damage and even reverse nerve pain. Peripheral neuropathy is a painful and disruptive condition that many with diabetes experience. Symptoms tend to start small, with numbness or tingling in the extremities, […]

You can’t exactly blame your feet for being in pain, can you? After all, they don’t get much rest during the day. Most of us spend a majority of the day on our feet in tough conditions, so they don’t get the chance to relax like the rest of our body often can. However, when […]

Nerve pain is almost always a chronic pain, and is a very complex condition. Most people develop it as a result of injury to the tissue, when nerve fibers become injured, dysfunctional, or damaged. Once the nerves are damaged, the messages they send to the pain centers are disrupted. Nerve pain, or neuropathic pain, can […]