Non-Surgical Treatment Of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia or tic douloureux is common in Malaysia, and treatments offered are often flawed, and most suffer needlessly. The good news we can share is that our clinical physiotherapy and chiropractic in KL can help even with Trigeminal Neuralgia conditions that others failed to get better. 

 If you are over the age of 50 and have sharp, shooting, lancinating pain in your face or head, you might be suffering from trigeminal neuralgia. The trigeminal nerve carries sensory information from the forehead, temporal region, cheek, mandible, mouth, and jaw. Attacks of pain usually last from a fraction of a second up to 2 minutes. The pain can be triggered by factors that irritate or stimulate the nerve, such as light touching the affected area or chewing food. 

 What Causes It?

There are two types of trigeminal neuralgia: classical and symptomatic. Classical trigeminal neuralgia is attacks of pain without neurological loss and lack of underlying cause. Symptomatic trigeminal neuralgia causes the neurological deficit, and there is an identified underlying lesion. 

The nerve fibers of the upper cervical segments and the trigeminal nerve converge and terminate on second-order neurons in the trigemino-cervical nucleus within the upper cervical spinal cord. As a result of this convergence mechanism, irritation of structures innervated by upper cervical segments can cause pain in areas innervated by the trigeminal nerve and vice versa. Central sensitization of the nerves in the spinal cord will lower the pain threshold and lead to many associated head and neck pain syndromes. 

Trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux Happens when the trigeminal nerve function is disrupted and compressed. Trigeminal neuralgia patience needs a thorough assessment of their jaw or TMJ joints. A dysfunctional jaw joint (TMD) can produce trigeminal neuralgia-like sensations in some. 

As mentioned, there are two types:

• The primary trigeminal neuralgia results when the trigeminal nerve This compressed by an ordinary or vain that traverses parallel to the trigeminal nerve at the base of the skull 
• The secondary form of trigeminal neuralgia is often seen in patients that have multiple sclerosis, tumor, or cyst-like lesion at or near the base of the skull. 

Another condition that is linked to possible trigeminal neuralgia like sensation is the eagle syndrome. 

What Is Eagle Syndrome And How it Can Cause Trigeminal Neuralgia?

Eagle syndrome is a complex condition that results from the elongation of the story process. An elongated start very process can be a congenital issue or result from calcification of the stylohyoid muscle. The normal linked off story light process for north Americans and Europeans should be less than 30 millimeters, and the average length for Asians should be less than 20 millimeters. These are essential clinical differences which at times or overlooked. 

An elongated or classified styloid process as seen with eagle’s syndrome pateints may compress and irritate the following five cranial nerves:

1. Trigeminal nerve or the 4th cranial nerve (CN V)
2. Facial nerve or the 7th cranial nerve (CN VII)
3. Vestibulocochlear nerve or the 8th cranial nerve (CN VIII)
4.  Glossopharyngeal nerve or the 9th cranial nerve (CN IX)
5. Vagus nerve or the 10th cranial nerve (CN X)

Best Trigeminal Neuragliga Treatment In KL

The first step in treating trigeminal neuralgia is to identify the source of symptoms. If the source is identifiable and related to a non-pathological compression (M.S. or tumors), recovery is possible without surgery or injections. In such instances, a combination of focus treatments provided by physiotherapists and chiropractors is essential. However, trigeminal neuralgia is a challenging condition that is too difficult for the inexperienced, lacking specialized skillsets or advanced therapeutic technologies. 

If you have trigeminal neuralgia, contact our main center on 03 2093 1000 to schedule hey consultation with our most senior Doctor of Chiropractic: Dr. Yama Zafer, with over 25-years of experience. 

Individuals with face, neck, and head pain may have multiple sources of pain. The trigeminal nerve, cervical spine and musculature, temporomandibular joint, and different types of headaches may be contributing to the pain. Therefore, a detailed treatment plan that addresses the contributing sources of pain should be able to alleviate the symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia. However, we should note that it is challenging to resolve trigeminal neuralgia completely. As such, you will need a highly experienced clinician such as our director, Dr. Yama Zafer, D.C. (an American Doctor of Chiropractic), with over 25-years of experience to assess and treat you. 

The best advice we can give you is to visit one of our chiropractic centers in Malaysia today. Our clinical teams of physiotherapists and chiropractors will need to assess your jaw (for TMJ and Jaw Pain Treatment), neck (to evaluate for Cervical Spondylosis), upper back to identify the root cause. Once we had identified the root cause, treatments began. Our Trigeminal Neuralgia treatment in Malaysia is through non-invasive holistic methods of physiotherapy and chiropractic in Malaysia: visit us or call our main center at 03 2093 1000 for center and services.