Acupuncture for neuritis and neuralgia

Neuritis is a general term for inflammation of a nerve or the peripheral nervous system in general. Depending on the nerve affected, the symptoms might be paresis (weakness), muscle paralysis, partial or complete numbness, paresthesia and disfunction of reflexes. Pains might radiate widely, but usually they follow the direction of the nerve.

These painful symptoms, according to Chinese medicine, might develop from the following internal pathogenic factors: damp cold, infection, and trauma.

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