Neuralgia 

Neuralgia is the name given to severe pain coming from a nerve. There are many types of neuralgia: trigeminal, post herpetic (after shingles infection), occipital (pain in the back of the head), Ilioinguinal or Iliohypogastric following hernia repair etc. Actually, any sensory nerve can become painful as a result of entrapment or injury.

An injection of a Mixture of Local Anaesthetic and Steroids can be very effective and another option is Pulsed radiofrequency denervation in order to achieve long term relief.



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