What to do about herpes zoster nerve pain in the head

Herpes zoster pain can flare up in various parts of the body, most commonly in the chest, followed by the calves, thighs, back, and head. Specific treatment is as follows: 1, the head nerve pain is generally more intense, often the effect of drug treatment is not ideal, because the head blood circulation is less, generally choose the fastest efficacy, the least side effects of local acupuncture, choose Baihui point, or Yangbai, solar plexus, acupuncture. 2, local bloodletting, more hair on the head, so it is not possible to cupping, but can be done through acupuncture, after acupuncture local find a few pain points or The acupuncture points, wearing sterile gloves to squeeze the local wound until black blood comes out. If the symptoms are moderate or mild, the general treatment effect is better; 3. If the effect is poor, moxibustion can be added to local roasting heat, which is more effective. Herpes zoster neuralgia is a post-herpetic neuralgia after the healing of herpes zoster, and is one of the more difficult cases to treat, which can be routinely listed in the dermatology department, which is mainly listed in the modern medical sequence. If it cannot be cured, the patient will have severe pain and can turn to acupuncture in Chinese medicine, or there are now specialized pain departments. Dermatology mainly uses oral medication and later pain medication. The pain department also uses TCM methods such as doing acupuncture, small acupuncture therapy, or ozone injection therapy, or nerve block therapy. The acupuncture department mainly uses acupuncture methods to treat the disease, sometimes together with moxibustion or TDP divine lamp local external baking.4. Physical factor therapy, both early and late stages of herpes zoster should be treated with physical factor therapy, which can be selected according to the situation, such as semiconductor laser, ultraviolet light, polarized infrared light, and head ultrashort wave.