Possible causes of facial pain. Facial pain may be the result of a headache or injury. Other causes of facial pain or pain in the face and jaw include nerve conditions, jaw and dental problems, and infections. Facial pain can originate from a specific area of the face, or it may radiate from another part of the head.
Home Remedies to Manage Facial Pain :
1. Apply an ice pack to the affected area for 10-20 minutes.
2. Change your sleeping position and keep your head elevated to aid mucus and fluid drainage from the face.
3. Gargle with warm salt water three times a day to relieve dental pain.
A migraine is a type of headache. It may occur with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light and sound. In most people, a throbbing pain is felt only on one side of the head.
How to make a migraine go away?
1. Turn off the lights. Light and sound can make migraine pain worse. Relax in a dark, quiet room....
2. Try temperature therapy. Apply hot or cold compresses to your head or neck....
3. Sip a caffeinated drink. In small amounts, caffeine alone can relieve migraine pain in the early stages.
Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. Stress and muscle tension are often factors in these headaches. Tension headaches often don't cause nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light. They do cause a steady ache, rather than a throbbing one.
How can I cure my tension headache?
1. Manage your stress level. One way to help reduce stress is by planning ahead and organizing your day....
2. Go hot or cold. Applying heat or ice — whichever you prefer — to sore muscles may ease a tension-type headache....
3. Perfect your posture. Good posture can help keep your muscles from tensing.
Paralysis can occur if any part of the facial nerve, called the seventh cranial nerve, becomes inflamed or damaged. The facial nerve has branches throughout both sides of the face and controls many muscle groups, including those in the brow, eyelid, cheek, and lips.
What cranial nerve is involved in facial paralysis?
Bell palsy is a disorder of the nerve that controls movement of the muscles in the face. This nerve is called the facial or seventh cranial nerve. Damage to this nerve causes weakness or paralysis of these muscles.
A stroke happens when there is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain. Your brain cells cannot get the oxygen and nutrients they need from blood, and they start to die within a few minutes. This can cause lasting brain damage, long-term disability, or even death.
What causes a stroke?
There are two main causes of stroke. An ischemic stroke is caused by a blocked artery in the brain. A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by leaking or bursting of a blood vessel in the brain. Some people may have only a temporary disruption of blood flow to the brain, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA).
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves. Symptoms start slowly. The first symptom may be a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder also may cause stiffness or slowing of movement.
In the early stages of Parkinson's disease, your face may show little or no expression. Your arms may not swing when you walk. Your speech may become soft or slurred. Parkinson's disease symptoms worsen as your condition progresses over time.
Although Parkinson's disease can't be cured, medicines might significantly improve your symptoms. Occasionally, a health care professional may suggest surgery to regulate certain regions of your brain and improve your symptoms.
Movement disorders are a group of nervous system conditions that affect movement. They can cause either increased movements or reduced or slow movements. These movements may be under the person's control, known as voluntary. Or the movements may not be under the person's control, known as involuntary.
There are many types of movement disorders that cause different symptoms. For example, dystonia causes muscle contractions that lead to twisting of the body. Another movement disorder called chorea causes brief periods of quick involuntary movements that happen over and over. Parkinsonism causes slowness of movement with stiffness, tremors or loss of balance.
Treatments may be available to help manage the symptoms of movement disorders. Depending on the type of movement disorder, medicines, therapies or surgeries may be available. If a condition causes the movement disorder, treating the condition may help improve symptoms.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-lasting (chronic) disease of the central nervous system. It is thought to be an autoimmune disorder, a condition in which the body attacks itself by mistake. MS is an unpredictable disease that affects people differently. Some people with MS may have only mild symptoms.
What is multiple sclerosis caused by?
Multiple sclerosis is caused by your immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and nerves. It's not clear why this happens but it may be a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
A demyelinating disease is any condition that causes damage to the protective covering that surrounds nerve fibers. This covering is called the myelin sheath. In the central nervous system, the myelin sheath protects nerves in the brain, spinal cord and nerves leading to the eyes, known as optic nerves.
Demyelinating diseases that affect your central nervous system include:
1. Multiple sclerosis (MS)
2. Transverse myelitis (TM)
3. Leukodystrophy.
4. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
5. Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
Peripheral neuropathy happens when the nerves that are located outside of the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) are damaged. This condition often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet. It also can affect other areas and body functions including digestion and urination.
The peripheral nervous system sends information from the brain and spinal cord, also called the central nervous system, to the rest of the body through motor nerves. The peripheral nerves also send sensory information to the central nervous system through sensory nerves.
Peripheral neuropathy can result from traumatic injuries, infections, metabolic problems, inherited causes and exposure to toxins. One of the most common causes of neuropathy is diabetes.
Guillain-Barre syndrome is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves. It can cause weakness, numbness or paralysis.
Weakness and tingling in the hands and feet are usually the first symptoms. These sensations can quickly spread and may lead to paralysis. In its most serious form, Guillain-Barre syndrome is a medical emergency. Most people with the condition need treatment in a hospital.
Can you fully recover from Guillain-Barre?
Contents. Most people eventually make a full recovery from Guillain-Barré syndrome, but this can sometimes take a long time and around 1 in 5 people have long-term problems. The vast majority of people recover within a year. A few people may have symptoms again years later, but this is rare.
Radicular back pain is one of the common reasons for low back pain. The definition of acute lumbosacral radiculopathy is a diffuse disease process that affects more than one underlying nerve root, causing pain, loss of sensation, and motor function depending on the severity of symptoms.
What is the treatment for lumbosacral radiculopathy?
Physical therapy, including exercises and stretches. This helps decrease pain and increase movement and function. Steroid injections into the lower back. This may help relieve symptoms for a time.
Cervical radiculopathy occurs when a nerve root in the spine is compressed or impeded, leading to pain that can spread beyond the neck and into the arm, chest, shoulders, and upper back. Common signs of impingement include muscle weakness and impaired deep tendon reflexes.
What is the best pain relief for cervical radiculopathy?
Some radiculopathies will respond to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) alone, but a short course of oral corticosteroid medication is often prescribed as well. Medications that include gabapentin and pregabalin are frequently used to relieve radiculopathy related pain symptoms.
What are other neurological issues?
Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. In other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. These disorders include epilepsy, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, neuroinfections, brain tumours, traumatic disorders of the nervous system due to head trauma, and neurological disorders as a result of malnutrition.
