Trigeminal Neuralgia

[gitinha]

Does anyone know an Acupuncturist who specializes on the relief of pain from Trigeminal Neuralgia in the UK/ France/Germany?Brussels?

Any feedback on this appreciated.

[gitinha]

Thank you so much! I am going to Portugal the day after tomorrow & will take it for her. Not sure if it's available there. She complains that the pain affects the jaw, nose, behind the eye,front of the head & is now affecting the back of the head too. The pain is almost permanent & unbearable. She also suffers from spondylitis,&, I suspect the neuralgia  might be linked. Spondylitis is a deformation of the spine & may well be damaging the nerves on the atlas region. (The last vertebra below the cerebrellum.) I was looking at BOTOX as a possible treatment. I read that some pilot studies were conducted with a high degree of success, but, then I also read that one of BOTOX side effects is multiple sclerosis so I am now hesitant whether to suggest that as a possible treatment. &,the research was not conducted in the UK.

[gymdandee]

capsaicin cream, made from a natural substance found in chili peppers. It’s available in most health food and vitamin stores. It needs to be applied four times a day. But if it relieves your pain without side effects, it’s worth it. Some people do experience discomfort at first, because the cream increases the pain signals before decreasing them, a side effect that generally subsides after several days of continued use. Just make sure you wash your hands after you use it and DON'T touch your eyes until you wash your hands!!
It helped my mother-in-law!