Nerve Pain

What is nerve pain?

Nerve pain, also called neuropathic pain, is a condition that happens when nerves become damaged, irritated, or inflamed. Unlike muscle or joint pain, nerve and pain problems come directly from the nervous system. People often describe nerve pain as burning pain, stabbing sensations, electric shocks, or a deep aching discomfort that can spread along the nerves.

This condition can affect any part of the body, including the lower back nerves, arms, legs, and internal organs. Common examples include diabetic nerve pain, peripheral nerve disease, and phantom pain after an limb injury or surgery. When nerves are not functioning properly, they may send incorrect signals to the brain, leading to persistent discomfort and nerve trouble that can interfere with sleep, work, and daily activities.

What causes nerve pain?

  • Diabetic nerve pain from long term nerve damage

  • Diabetic neuropathy affecting peripheral nerves

  • Peripheral nerve disease causing nerve dysfunction

  • Nerve compression or nerve pinch treatment issues

  • Back nerve inflammation affecting spinal nerves

  • Lower back nerves irritation or compression

  • Peripheral nerve irritation from injury or strain

  • Causes of nerve inflammation linked to infection

  • Nerve damage from trauma or surgery

  • Phantom pain after nerve injury or amputation

  • Central pain caused by spinal cord damage

  • Nerve pulling or overstretched nerves

  • Nerve tightness from muscle or tissue pressure

  • Nerve tenderness due to inflammation

  • Nerve trouble from chronic medical conditions

  • Nerve aches caused by repetitive stress

  • Joints burning sensation linked to nerve pressure

  • Symptoms of neuralgia triggered by nerve damage

  • Burning pain from irritated nerve pathways

  • Treatment for burning sensation related to nerves

Risk factors

  • Diabetes increasing risk of nerve damage

  • Poor blood circulation affecting nerve health

  • Aging and natural nerve degeneration

  • Repetitive strain on nerves and joints

  • Spinal problems affecting lower back nerves

  • Previous nerve injury or nerve trauma

  • Vitamin deficiencies harming nerve function

  • Autoimmune diseases attacking nerves

  • Infections damaging nerve tissue

  • Exposure to toxins affecting nerves

  • Long term pressure on peripheral nerves

  • Lack of proper nerve care and early treatment

Symptoms

  • Burning pain along affected nerves

  • Sharp or electric nerve pain sensations

  • Nerve irritation symptoms with tingling feelings

  • Numbness or reduced nerve feeling

  • Nerve pinch symptoms causing shooting pain

  • Symptoms of nerve inflammation with sensitivity

  • Nerve tightness or nerve tenderness

  • Persistent nerve aches or nerve discomfort

  • Phantom pain sensations after nerve injury

  • Central pain affecting body nerve signals

  • Tingling or pins and needles sensations

  • Muscle weakness from nerve problems

  • Increased sensitivity to touch or temperature

  • Pain spreading along nerve pathways

  • Chronic nerve and pain discomfort

Locations We Serve for Nerve Pain Treatment

We provide expert nerve pain care for patients in Flushing, Queens, Bayside, Whitestone, Fresh Meadows, and other areas across New York.

Treatment

Treatments range from conservative treatment to surgery. Our goal is to provide you with the best treatment plan to reduce pain, but these treatments do not change the underlying source of pain. Medical treatments are often used in combination such as: medications, physical therapy programs, and injection therapy.

Treats radiating pain; deposit the medication, typically steroids in the epidural space of the spine.

Nerve root block injections

Targets a specific spinal nerve and deposit medication around the nerve at the point where it exits the intervertebral foramen (bony opening between adjacent vertebrae).

Facet joint injections

Treat pain stemming from a specific facet joint.

Deposit medication around the medial branches of spinal nerves. The medial branch is a nerve that sends pain signals to the brain from an arthritic facet joint. An injection directed around the medial branch can relieve neck and lower back pain.

Treats pain by lesioning  medial branch nerves of the facet  joints.