What symptom is neuralgia

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In daily life, you may have heard of neuralgia, such as sciatica, femoral neuralgia and so on. The symptoms of different neuralgia are also different. Let's share the symptoms of neuralgia.

What symptom is neuralgia

First, occipital nerves come from C2 and C3 nerves. Most of the pain is one side, showing persistent dull pain, paroxysmal aggravation, radiating to the same side of the head, mastoid or external ear, aggravating when the head and neck are active, coughing or sneezing; the skin of occipital and posterior neck may have hypersensitivity or decrease, and there is tenderness under occipital eminence. The etiology can be cold, cervical spondylosis, spinal tuberculosis, tumor, atlantooccipital malformation, etc.

Second, primary brachial plexus neuralgia: may have a history of fever, acute or subacute onset, with severe pain in the scapula and upper limb onset, and then gradually appeared muscle weakness, with tendon reflex abnormalities and sensory disorders; a few weeks later appeared muscle atrophy, mainly in the scapular band and upper arm (C5, C6 segments); a few patients were bilateral brachial plexus involvement.

Third, the femoral nerve is composed of L2-L4 nerves. The patient will avoid bending the knee if he can't squat. When walking, he should first step on the healthy leg and drag the affected leg forward. The backward extension of the lower limb on the affected side can induce pain in the front of the thigh and inguinal area, accompanied by hypersensitivity or hypoesthesia in the front of the thigh and the inner side of the leg, and the knee reflex is weakened or disappeared. The etiology can be trauma, pelvic or femoral fracture, poisoning, pelvic inflammation or tumor, femoral aneurysm, etc.

matters needing attention

For patients with neuralgia, easy to digest food is the main principle in diet, eat more vegetables containing fiber to avoid constipation. We should take regular exercise to promote gastrointestinal function and get adequate nutrition. Can eat raw food should try to eat raw, in order to facilitate the full absorption of nutrition. Eat more black beans, potatoes, cucumbers, celery, etc., is conducive to the treatment of the disease.