3% of Mexicans live with neuropathic pain

• April 26, 2024

The neuropathic pain it is defined as a direct consequence of an injury or illness that affects the nervous system, which varies in intensity of pain.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , Rubén Darío Orrantia , internist and medical manager of the Pfizer Pain and Inflammation Area , points out that the neuropathic pain It is frequent in patients with diabetes , HIV , multiple sclerosis , spinal trauma, such as low back pain :

"The neuropathic pain It is characterized by feeling a greater discomfort for a non-painful stimulus. For example, on contact with the sheet, or without any stimulus: burning sensation, stinging, tingling, burn, etc. ".

This alters the quality of life of patients. There are affectations in your dream , which prevents them from complying with the normal reparative functions of the organism.

According to doctor Darío Orrantia, just over 3% of the population in Latin America can have neuropathic pain and it is estimated that of 100 people who go to the doctor, 15 will develop it.

"However, it can take up to two years for the patient to know that he has neuropathic pain , so if they have this type of disease, it is essential that they go to the specialist and not allow this pain to be an everyday thing ".

The medical management of this condition begins by eliminating all possible causes that can trigger an attack.

So far there is no medication that can repair damaged nerves, but the recombined form of nerve growth factor is studied as an aid in the treatment of neuropathies.