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Living with neuralgia can feel like one long nightmare, as it makes a significant impact on your mental and physical health. The neurological condition disrupts every aspect of your life, both at home and at work. But there is hope from advances in modern medicine with innovative treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). When done by experts like those at Neuro Injury Specialists, TMS is a powerful therapy designed to interrupt neural pathways so that you can enjoy life pain-free. Call the professional TMS team in NYC or NJ to learn if this popular treatment may be a solution that can serve you.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) offers a unique approach in treating neurological and chronic pain disorders. It can be effective as a lone treatment or in combination with other treatment options.
TMS has been proven effective for neuralgia and other disorders, including:
TMS also promises longer lasting relief with its ability to induce changes in pain perception and processing.
It offers several advantages as a non-drug treatment option, including:
Neuro Injury Specialists are premier providers of neurological and pain disorder treatments in New York and New Jersey. They offer cutting-edge treatment for neurological and pain disorders, including neuralgia. This team is dedicated to providing effective relief with comprehensive and personalized treatment plans.
Neuralgia is a pain disorder in which you feel intense shooting pain along the path of a nerve. This disorder is attributed to irritation and damage to the nerves. Neuralgia has a disruptive effect on quality of life and productivity. Anyone can develop neuralgia, but it’s more prevalent in older people, and those living with conditions such as diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
Traditional treatments for neuralgia rely on drugs and behavioral changes. This approach may work at first, but it may become ineffective over time, as medication raises concerns about drug dependency. Some people also find it difficult to follow the drug regimens or prescribed behavior. Common pharmacological treatments include opioids, anti-convulsants and anti-depressants.
Neuro Injury Specialists recognize these limitations and offer alternative treatments, including TMS.
These alternative treatments help overcome the challenges of using drug treatment plans, which include:
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a neuro-modulation procedure that targets different regions of the brain using magnetic fields. The magnetic fields are created using an electromagnetic coil placed on the scalp. The coil creates magnetic pulses that penetrate the skull into the brain. For treating neuralgia, TMS targets areas of the brain that perceive and process pain.
The theory behind the working of TMS for neuralgia pain relief is inducing changes in the excitability of brain neurons in the targeted area. It leads to altering the pathways involved in perceiving and processing pain, which offers pain relief for conditions like neuralgia.
TMS for neuralgia addresses neuralgia symptoms by:
TMS is an outpatient procedure with several treatment sessions, each lasting 30 to 60 minutes. The frequency and duration of the sessions depend on the severity of the case. Severe cases may need daily sessions. The treatment protocol also varies, typically lasting four to six weeks.
The TMS procedure is painless and doesn’t require anesthesia. You remain fully awake and aware, and you can resume your daily tasks as soon as the session is over.
Each session follows a set of steps:
TMS is a feasible and attractive treatment option, especially if you’ve had limited success with traditional pain treatment. It promises relief for neuralgia that’s resistant to medication. Anyone can have TMS except people with metallic implants in the head or neck. It’s also not recommended if you have a history of seizures.
Neuro Injury Specialists use TMS to complement other treatment options including pain medication, cognitive behavior therapy and physical therapy.
You may be a good fit for TMS neuralgia therapy if:
Neuro Injury Specialists offer tailored treatment plans for neuralgia. They are your trusted partners in finding effective relief from different pain disorders. The team has a depth of skills and knowledge to understand different disorders and their underlying causes and triggers. Contact Neuro Injury Specialists today to start your journey to take back control of your life.