Nerve pain is a difficult condition to diagnose. Nerve pain can occur in almost any part of the body and is often misdiagnosed as something else due to its only symptom being the pain itself. Sometimes nerve pain manifests as pain shooting down the arm, pain in the lower back, pain throughout the legs, and more. Regardless of where nerve pain occurs on the body, nerve pain is a condition that cannot be reversed, only treated.

What Does Nerve Pain Feel Like?
People experience nerve pain in different ways. For some people, it feels like a stabbing pain in the affected area of the body. For others, it feels like a tingling or burning sensation. Sometimes nerve pain is experienced randomly throughout the day while other times it is a chronic condition that people feel consistently.

What Causes Nerve Pain?
When you fall and scrape your knee, you feel pain because damage has been done to the knee. The same goes for nerve pain as it is caused by damage done to nerves. Nerve damage is often considered to be caused by medical conditions such as diabetes, side effects of chemotherapy or drugs, and injuries, however, there is no one particular way that a nerve gets damaged. Overall, the causes of nerve pain are relatively unknown.

How Can I Treat Nerve Pain?
Nerve pain is hard to treat because for many people, over the counter drugs and pain relief methods are insufficient. However, there are some things that you can do at home to find nerve pain relief:

• Manage your diabetes: keeping your blood sugar levels at a normal level is the best way to treat diabetic nerve pain.
• Exercise: exercise releases the body’s natural painkillers called endorphins. This will ease your pain, promote blood flow (which also helps with pain), and make you feel happier. Even light or gentle exercise such as going for a walk or swimming will be effective in this way.
• Take warm baths/ showers: heating up your body will increase blood flow and help ease pain and stress associated with nerve pain.
• Avoid Alcohol: alcohol use can worsen nerve pain. Some experts advise less than 4 alcoholic drinks per week.
• Massage Therapy: massages can help ease and work out nerve pain and help create an overall feeling of relaxation in the body.
• Chiropractic: chiropractic adjustments to the affected area can help relieve nerve pain, increase mobility, and reduce inflammation.

Nerve pain may be impossible to heal completely, but that doesn’t mean that you need to suffer with it. Get treatment and find pain relief today with an expert Massage Therapist or Chiropractor. If you are in need of massage therapy or chiropractic treatment, call Revitamax today at 416 360 8326 or book an appointment through our website.