trigeminal neuralgia symptoms

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Prolotherapy: A great alternative treatment for trigeminal neuralgia symptoms Ross Hauser, M.D. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic douloureux, is a pain syndrome recognizable by the patient's history alone. The condition is characterized by pain often accompanied by a brief facial spasm or tic. Pain distribution is unilateral and follows the sensory distribution of cranial nerve V, typically radiating to the maxillary (V2) or mandibular (V3) area. At times, both distributions are affected. Physical examination eliminates alternative diagnoses. Signs of cranial nerve dysfunction or other neurologic abnormality exclude the diagnosis of idiopathic TN and suggest that pain may be secondary to a structural lesion. The above information is from www.emedicine.com. If you are reading this short Prolotherapy article, it is probably because you or someone you love has been diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia and is still having a terrible pain problem despite getting treatment. As you know from your personal experience or via research on the internet, no one knows the cause, yet many people have theories of why it occurs, but no one really knows. Since no one knows the cause and no one knows exactly why it occurs or what causes it to reoccur, treatment options are many. People try pain medications, nerve blocks, manipulation, physiotherapy, and some resort to dental appliances and some even to surgery. Most are left with continued pain. So what are they to do? I am glad you asked this question. One of the first patients I saw with Dr. Gustav Hemwall (my Prolotherapy mentor and teacher) was someone with tic douloruex (trigeminal neuralgia) and he said you need to give Prolotherapy here (he pointed to a place on the back of the head). He injected this area and soon the person was well. Well, I have done that exact same shot or should I say shots on people and sometimes they get well and sometimes they don’t. But more often than not, Prolotherapy works great for trigeminal neuralgia symptoms. So one may ask, “how?” or “why does it work?” If you read the book Prolo Your Pain Away!, you will see the referral patterns of ligaments. The ligaments (actually muscles and tendons also) in the suboccipital region (back of head) refer pain to the face. The referral pain can be significant! It can simulate the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. For a person who has been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia and has neck pain, then Prolotherapy should most likely be the first treatment tried. If the person is tender in the neck or back of the head to manual palpation, then there is a good chance that Prolotherapy will be the treatment that finally gets rid of their trigeminal neuralgia pain. Trigeminal neuralgia pain is typically on one side and very, very significant. Sometimes the TMJ needs to be treated and sometimes I do nerve blocks into the trigeminal nerve. More often then not I tell the person you have the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia but your diagnosis is ligament laxity in the neck (or TMJ). Once the TMJ or neck ligaments are tightened with Prolotherapy, the facial pain remits. Most folks come every 3 to 4 weeks and receive four to seven visits. So what causes trigeminal neuralgia symptoms? I would say that often it is ligament laxity in the neck. This most likely causes an irritation of some autonomic nerves in the neck. These autonomic nerves (stellate ganglion etc.) then cause the severe lancinating pain that these patients often experience. Once the ligament laxity has been relieved, so is the autonomic nerve irritation. The net result is a wonderful happy person. Now shouldn’t that always be the goal of pain therapy?

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Ross Hauser, M.D. Dr. Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hauser is the Medical Director and co-founder of the physician-run, comprehensive natural medicine clinic, Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with Prolotherapy. He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters for the general public. Read more Ask A QUESTION
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