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Nerve Injuries
Nerves are the system that carries messages from the brain to the rest of the body. The nerves of the hand and arm comprise a branch called the brachial plexus.
Nerve Injury and Repair
Learn more about the Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery treatment options for nerve injuries.
Neuromodulation
The Pain Management Center at Massachusetts General Hospital offers neuromodulation, including spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and dorsal root ganglion stimulation, to treat various forms of chronic pain.
Pain Conditions and Disorders Program
The Pain Management Center at Massachusetts General Hospital delivers comprehensive care for painful disorders and conditions including diabetic neuropathy, peripheral nerve injuries, myofascial pain and other musculoskeletal disorders.
Peripheral Nerve Surgery Program
The Peripheral Nerve Surgery Program specializes in evaluating, diagnosing and treating patients with peripheral nerve disorders, including peripheral neuropathy, compression neuropathies such as carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral nerve injuries, painful nerves (neuromas) and nerve tumors.
Peripheral Nerve Surgery Service
The Peripheral Nerve Surgery Service at Massachusetts General Hospital treats peripheral nerve injuries, tumors and other disorders affecting the network of nerves that link the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body.
What is the condition?
Post-operative pain is common after many different operations, with an incidence of 30-50% depending on the type of surgery. Many individuals with post-operative pain have demonstrable neuropathic causes of pain (i.e. in the distribution of one or more nerve territories). Most operations require incisions through some cutaneous (skin) nerves, which – no matter how small – can cause nerve pain post-operatively.
How is nerve pain after surgery treated?
If post-operative pain is present persistently without another identifiable cause, it may be due to nerve pathology and some patients are candidates for surgical intervention. Typically, post-operative pain resolves over the two to three months following surgical procedures, so additional intervention is not performed for at least three months after initial surgery.
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