With chronic pain, normal lifestyles can be restricted or even impossible. Many people suffer with chronic pain, unaware that there are a variety of treatment options that can help them live more normal lives. If you have chronic pain, you should seek out information about these various treatment options. 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.