Because there are many new ways to treat pain, it is important that you speak openly with your doctor or with a doctor who specializes in treating chronic pain. This is important to know because different treatments will work better for each type of pain. Neuropathic pain is pain that is caused by damage to nerve tissue. It is often felt as a burning or stabbing pain. Medtronic neurostimulation pain therapy is commonly used for neuropathic pain.
Nociceptive pain means pain caused by an injury or disease outside the nervous system.
Examples of chronic nociceptive pain include pain from cancer or arthritis. Medtronic intrathecal pain therapy is commonly used for nociceptive pain. Some people experience mixed pain, which is a combination of neuropathic and nociceptive pain. Pain is recognized as a major public health problem. In fact, chronic pain disables more people than cancer or heart disease and costs the American people more than both combined.