title: Managing Neuropathic Pain.
abstract: Neuropathic pain (NP) arises from injuries or diseases affecting the somatosensory component of the nervous system at any level of the peripheral or central nervous system. NP is diagnosed based on common neurologic signs and symptoms. NP is best treated with a combination of multiple therapeutic approaches, and treatments include conservative, complementary, medical, interventional, and surgical treatment modalities. Goals of treatment are the same as in pain management and include improvement in pain control and in coping skills as well as restoration of functional status. Most patients with NP benefit most from an individualized, multimodal approach that emphasizes both pain and function.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9444 Medical Center Drive, MC 7651, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Robert Carter Wellford
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Center for Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9444 Medical Center Drive, MC 7651, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Lexington Brain and Spine Institute, 811 West Main Street, Suite 201, Lexington, SC 29072, USA.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. Electronic address: backonja@neurology.wisc.edu.
authors.forename: Miroslav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Backonja
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000592:standards; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000927:Anticonvulsants
keywords: Anticonvulsants; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Interventional treatments; Neuralgia; Neuropathic pain; Peripheral neuropathy; Physical therapy; Radiculopathy