Neuritis is a disease caused by nerve damage, which causes disorders in sensitivity and motility.
When a single nerve, plexus, or root is affected, it is called mononeuritis, while if there is bilateral, symmetrical, and synchronous involvement, it is called polyneuritis. This in turn can be acute or chronic and in chronic forms we can find demyelinating forms or axonal forms.
Mononeuritis is usually motivated by mechanical causes (trauma, compression and entrapment), and atrogenic, ischemic, infectious or inflammatory causes.
Among the most common causes of polyneuritis are those produced by certain diseases, such as diabetes, uremia, infections and certain types of cancer. Deficiencies of B vitamins and certain toxins, including alcohol, lead, arsenic and cyanide, can also cause polyneuritis.
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The diagnosis is made by means of a medical history and a physical examination and if this is not enough, an examination called electromyography is carried out, with which it is verified if the conduction speed of the nervous stimuli is lower than normal. Blood tests, spinal fluid tests, and bone x-rays may also be done to find out the cause of neuritis.
At the beginning of the disease the following symptoms appear:
inflammation of one or more nerves
Tingling and pricking
Concern
Insomnia
General discomfort
loss of appetite
loss of muscle strength
Nerve pain and tenderness
Subsequently, the following symptoms manifested:
Paralysis of the muscles in the affected area (such as the Facial paralysis) and strong shooting pain during the night that runs through the entire inflamed nerve and increases with any movement
Atrophy and emaciation of the muscles
A particular case of neuritis is that which occurs in a nerve of the arm called the median, in the place where it crosses the doll. In this sector, the nerve runs between several bones and ligaments that form a kind of channel called «Carpal tunnel».
If for any reason (osteoarthritis or arthritis of the wrist bones, inflammation of the ligaments area) this channel narrows, the nerve is compressed and causes neuritis.
During pregnancy it is normal for neuritis to appear in the arm. This type of neuritis is due to fluid retention typical of the gestation period, which causes the narrowing of the channel through which the median nerve passes in the wrist. After childbirth the triggering causes disappear, with which the pain ceases spontaneously.
folk remedies
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #1: Boil 2 teaspoons of lime blossom in a cup of water for 5 minutes. Cover and let cool. Strain and drink 2 cups a day. This remedy has a calming effect on pain and, at the same time, relaxing.
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #2: Pour 1 tablespoon of orange blossom into a cup of boiling water. Cover and let cool. Strain and drink 2 cups a day of this infusion. This remedy helps, like the previous one, it has a relaxing effect.
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #3: Place in a cup of boiling water and add 1 teaspoon of passion flower and another of chamomile. Let cool and strain. Take 2 cups a day.
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #4: Make a decoction of juniper in a cup of water and a tablespoon of its bark, previously washed and chopped. Let cool, strain and drink 2 cups a day. This remedy has properties anti-inflammatory.
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #5: Apply poultice hot flaxseed meal or fenugreek to relieve pain.
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #6: Apply warm compress Castor oil or coconut, renew for thirty to sixty minutes each day, followed by a gentle massage. This remedy helps fight pain and muscle atrophy.
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Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #7: Apply sudorific sun baths covered with cabbage leaves in the affected region.
Remedy for inflamed nerves or neuritis #8: Apply compresses of vinegar mixed with water on the affected area.
recommendations
Bed rest during the acute period or rest the affected part.
Avoid cold in the muscles or the affected part; dress warmly.
Refrain from: tobacco, alcohol, white sugar and derivatives and foods with purines and very acids.
Eating pain-relieving foods such as pumpkin, broccoli, celery broth, mango, melon, and papaya among others.
Consume food rich in calcium and vitamins B1, B5 and E like royal jelly, spirulina or oat bran, wheat germ, or wheat germ oil, each day. It is important to note that group B vitamins are involved in the process of nourishing the nerves, facilitating the supply to them of the energetic substances they need for their metabolism. When there is neuritis, the nerve regeneration process requires large amounts of these substances, so group B vitamins tend to facilitate and accelerate healing.
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