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Pain is composed of a myriad of physical and psychological components that affect each patient differently. Some patients also experience anxiety, mood changes, depression and fatigue along with physical pain. Since pain is something that cannot be seen, it is often difficult to explain what a patient is feeling. For some patients, pain that seemingly has no cause, but comes on suddenly and feels like tingling or pins and needles in the extremities can be a mystery. In some cases,the pain can be very severe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuropathic pain is pain that is caused by damage to or the disease of the somatosensory nervous system. It is a chronic pain state in which nerve fibers are either damaged or dysfunctional.These damaged fibers send the wrong signals to pain receptors in the brain. This can affect the central nervous system or the peripheral nerves – causing pain in the hands and feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuropathic pain differs from other types of pain in the way it feels. The pain is usually described as a burning sensation or numbness. In some cases, patients have difficulty sensing temperature. It can also manifest in shooting, stabbing pain, tingling sensations, or the feeling of pins and needles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One study <\/a>estimates that as many as 10 percent of Americans experience some type of neuropathic pain and another<\/a> has estimated upwards of 4 million people who suffer from neuropathic pain in the United States<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding the cause of Neuropathic pain can be difficult. The following conditions are all thought to be inciting factors or underlying causes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n