Re:Study in mice explains how brain can turn pain signals up...
by noir_lord on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @02:30PM
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Neuropathic pain is an utter bastard to treat.
There are medications that are effective - gabapentin and pregablin (for some lucky people, me been one of them) but for others they aren't, Opiates don't do much neither do OTC painkillers - There is some evidence that Tramadol can help.
I'm glad we are continuing to make breakthroughs in the field even if it's a decade or two before they may show up, pain is an incredibly useful notification that something may be wrong except when the thing that is wrong the notification system as a whole.
I can cycle 60 miles, work all day etc but some days if someone steps on my foot I could drop them on the spot.
There are medications that are effective - gabapentin and pregablin (for some lucky people, me been one of them) but for others they aren't, Opiates don't do much neither do OTC painkillers - There is some evidence that Tramadol can help.
I'm glad we are continuing to make breakthroughs in the field even if it's a decade or two before they may show up, pain is an incredibly useful notification that something may be wrong except when the thing that is wrong the notification system as a whole.
I can cycle 60 miles, work all day etc but some days if someone steps on my foot I could drop them on the spot.