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CHAPTER 23
23.0 - WHAT IS NEURALGIA?
According to the Wikipedia, “NEURALGIA” is defined as:
“Neuralgia is pain in one or more nerves caused by a change in neurological structure or function of the nerves rather than by excitation of healthy pain receptors. Neuralgia falls into two categories: central neuralgia, where the cause of the pain is located in the spinal cord or brain, and peripheral neuralgia. This unusual pain is thought to be linked to four possible mechanisms: ion channel gate malfunctions; the nerve fibers become mechanically sensitive and create an ectopic signal; signals in touch fibers cross to pain fibers; and malfunction due to damage in the brain and spinal cord. “OK, if we’ve got this right, Neuralgia is when wiring to and from the brain is defective. Meaning that someone feels pain when there really is no pain. It’s just that the wiring to and from the brain (of-and-by themselves) are the problem. Or at least that’s our understanding of what NEURALGIA is. --- WARNING: No one over here has any medical training, so we could be wrong or even way off, but in any case (for our purposes), the above definition sounds about right. Or at least it is something we lay people can understand.
23.1 - WHAT IF?
Again according to the Wikipedia,
“Neuralgia is often difficult to diagnose, and most treatments show little or no effectiveness. . . . . Neuralgia is more difficult to treat than other types of pain because it does not respond well to normal pain medications.” . . . “The American Medical Association stated in Report 3 of the Council on Science and Public Health (I-09) that ‘Results of short term controlled trials indicate that smoked Cannabis reduces neuropathic pain’ “Which brings out an important point – What would happen if Medical Cannabis were once more re-legalized? Humm! The answer would be very interesting, but for now, perhaps it would be best to simply stick to historical subjects.
23.2 - NERVE TONICS VERSES NEURALGIA MEDICINES:
Why we are separating the two subjects:
The truth be told, up until a few weeks ago, no one here even knew the difference between the two (very different) medical subjects.
Neuralgia, as best as we can figure it out, is defined above, while Nervous Tension (jumping around, hyper-activity, etc.) is either a state of mind (hey the author is hyper and loves every minute of it) or maybe it is something real. Example: People (members of the Anglo community) accuse native Spanish speakers of speaking too fast. But that is only because their native language doesn’t have the High/Low variations that English has; --- Meaning the tong doesn’t have to move around as much. But then to be fair Anglos are thought of as dumb, because they speak Spanish so slowly, etc. But in any case, the point being made is that one women’s hypertension is another’s slowpoke.
However, on the other hand nervous problems can also be a (mentally unhealthy) emotional state, where one just let’s everything get to them. A situation which, while mental in state, might actually lead to actual physical problems (high blood pressure, hearth beats, etc.) In which case maybe it would be best to go see a priest or someone like that and talk to them about the situation.
OK – again, no one here has any medical training, however, the only point being made here is that there is a difference between the two subject matters:
See our chapter on:
Sedatives and Nerve Tonics
23.3 – ABOUT Dr. CHARLES EDWARD BROWN SQUARE:
CHARLES EDWARD BROWN SQUARE
Brown-Sequard is largely remembered for his work on the spinal cord, which culminated in his classic rendition of the symptoms manifest by hemisection of the cord (1850, 1851). After his . . . In his studies of epilepsy (1856) he sought the cause and treatment for the disease and, in so doing, was among the first to advocate bromides in the treatment of epilepsy. By the 1860s Brown-Sequard was recognized as an authority and expert on all diseases of the nervous system. He continued experimenting until the end of his 77th year. . . . [more] . . .
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