Neuropathic pain is difficult to diagnose and even more difficult to treat. There are many treatments for neuropathic pain but, unfortunately, they do not work for everyone. These therapies range from special medications to painkillers, physical therapies and alternative medicine therapies, psychological and behavioural treatments, certain injections into the path of nerves or even surgery.

To understand this kind of pain log into www.actionontario.ca site, a website that educates and advocates on behalf of neuropathic pain sufferers or their families. In the next newsletter, we’ll cover in detail the different treatments that can help those who suffer from neuropathic pain.

Angela Mailis-Gagnon, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Director, Comprehensive Pain Program
Toronto Western Hospital
Senior Investigator Krembil Neuroscience Centre
Professor, Dept of Medicine, University of Toronto
and Chair, ACTION ONTARIO

Keywords: pain