treatment

Last reviewed 01/2018

Medical treatment options include:

• opiates - can help in the short-term, however long-term usage can be problematic
• anticonvulsants e.g. carbamazepine - especially when shooting pain is the problem
• tricyclic anti-depressants - especially useful for burning neuropathic pain

Surgical treatment options include:

• re-operation on a tender neuroma may be of use in small number of patients
• surgical destruction of the dorsal horns of the grey matter of the spinal cord - this procedure may be of benefit to patients with arm phantom limb pain; however this procedure may aggravate the existing cord injury

Other treatment options include acupuncture and electrical stimulation (TENS).