Chronic nerve pain or neuropathic pain has no apparent cause. Some of the common issues that lead to chronic nerve pain are alcoholism, thyroid problems, amputation, multiple myeloma, multiple sclerosis, spine surgery, and other conditions that can cause harm to nerves.
Throughout this article, we are going to be covering a few different chronic nerve pain conditions that can become severe enough to prevent one from retaining employment - those conditions being:
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson’s
Nerve damage
Working while experiencing different forms of chronic pain can be debilitating, but if you’re able to “handle” the pain while working at your job, this article is NOT for you.
CPP Disability offers a “safety net” to disabled Canadians who can no longer work, so if your condition has worsened to the point where your doctor certifies that you can no longer work, you can then start the CPP disability application process.