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Suggest Treatment For Nerve Pain In The Upper Arm
My wife has had upper arm nerve pain or pinched nerve pain starting with light shingles episode three years ago. The pain is almost constant, has not had relief and is not on medicdation which she shyes away from. Will there ever be any help for her Pete
Thu, 14 Dec 2017
Hello Peter!
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
Regarding your concern, you should know that the main treatment in such cases are anti-epilepsy drugs like carbamazepine or gabapentine.
They usually help reduce the pain severity.
Anyway a cervical spine MRI study and a nerve conduction study are necessary to examine for possible nerve compression (a bulging intervertebral disk, etc.) and discuss about surgery as a possible treatment option.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
Welcome on Healthcaremagic!
Regarding your concern, you should know that the main treatment in such cases are anti-epilepsy drugs like carbamazepine or gabapentine.
They usually help reduce the pain severity.
Anyway a cervical spine MRI study and a nerve conduction study are necessary to examine for possible nerve compression (a bulging intervertebral disk, etc.) and discuss about surgery as a possible treatment option.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Best wishes, Dr. Aida
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