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Getting diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia can be a bit shocking to many, mostly because it’s quite a rare condition. It can leave you feeling grumpy and frustrated when your whole face starts to feel painful, and you can’t even smile or chew.
Good thing, natural remedies like NUCCA chiropractic in Calgary can exist. It could help you significantly reduce the frequency and intensity of the pain. It can also help you perform things that you couldn’t because of the condition.
To ensure that you fully benefit from the natural remedies you use, you will need to have an in-depth understanding of trigeminal neuralgia. For starters, you will need to look at the possible triggers. Can stress exacerbate your condition? What can you do to manage your risks or the triggers? Let’s explore these topics below.
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The exact root cause of trigeminal neuralgia remains quite a mystery. So far, most research points to the compression or pinching of the trigeminal nerve as the most likely cause of the condition. This particular nerve is the most complex and extensive cranial nerve.
Primarily, it supplies sensation to every structure in your head, which includes your face, lips, and jaws. It also serves a crucial role in controlling the muscles used when chewing food. When pinched or compressed, the trigeminal nerve fails to perform its function effectively. It also causes severe and incapacitating pain on your face and jaw, the main symptom of trigeminal neuralgia.
Besides nerve compression or pinching, some argue that it could also stem from psychiatric causes such as stress. Noticeably, pain disorders and other kinds of health problems tend to worsen when you’re stressed out or anxious. This results from the inseparable connection between physical and mental health. Your mental health plays a key role in maintaining good health and managing diseases such as trigeminal factor.
In fact, according to a study, patients who find no relief from surgical interventions such as microvascular decompression may find hope in psychological therapy. And while it doesn’t precisely reduce the pain, it comes in handy in managing stress and frustration. In a way, it can minimize the impact of the condition on you and your loved ones.
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Trigeminal neuralgia pain tends to vary a lot. You may experience constant aching or flashes or burning pain. When exposed to triggers, your face suffers from pain that could last for a few minutes to several hours. Aside from stress, here are other things that can trigger trigeminal neuralgia:
In general, any activity that causes vibrations or sudden movements of your facial muscles can potentially trigger a trigeminal neuralgia attack.
Trigeminal neuralgia can force you to lead a double life, especially when you have a lot of work or life commitments. You often have to hide the fact that you’re in pain so that you can finish the things you need to do. Then, there will be plenty of times when you can’t handle the symptoms at all. Overall, it can be a mentally and physically taxing experience.
Fortunately, it’s not a totally hopeless story. Many have found ways to live with their pain. Thousands are also in the process of finding long-term and lasting relief from their symptoms through remedies like:
A process surgical process that destroys nerves to minimize pain. This often results in the numbness of your facial muscles.
It involves removing or relocating blood vessels that cause nerve pinching or compression. Surgeons need to make an incision on the skin behind the ear where you experience the most pain.
Prescription drugs that block or lessen the transmission of pain signals may provide temporary relief from your condition. Some examples of these medications include botox injections, anticonvulsants, and anti-spasmodic drugs.
It’s a gentle and non-invasive procedure that aims to correct spinal alignment, which affects the transmission of pain signals to and from the brain. It involves a series of adjustments that stimulate your body to heal independently and provide lasting relief.
Have you been suffering in silence due to trigeminal neuralgia for years? Are you looking for a non-invasive procedure to ease your pain? If your answer is yes to both questions, then we recommend trying upper cervical care.
As we’ve mentioned earlier, the process is precise and gentle, and it involves correcting faulty neck structure. Guided by your medical history and digital imaging test results, we can determine how many adjustments your neck bones need. We use a customized approach for each patient, ensuring the effectiveness of the chiropractic adjustments we provide.
If your neck or head got injured before due to a car collision, sports-related accident, or other similar events, you likely have misaligned upper cervical bones. This could affect the nerves traversing the neck bones. It can also irritate the brainstem, an essential part of the central nervous system that transmits essential information to your brain.
By restoring the neck alignment to its original neutral form, you can potentially eliminate or minimize the symptoms you experience. This could provide you with life-changing benefits, allowing you to take back your life and live without constantly fearing pain caused by a compressed or pinched trigeminal nerve.
Advanced Wellness Clinic is the go-to of patients seeking NUCCA chiropractic in Calgary.Call us at 403-475-0039 or leave a message via our contact form. We look forward to helping you start your journey to healing.
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