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Neuropathic Pain Made Simple: What Every Clinician Should Know

Neuropathic Pain Made Simple: What Every Clinician Should Know

Update: 2025-04-06
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🎙️ Have you ever treated someone with what seemed like a typical MSK problem—but the pain just didn’t add up? Burning, zinging, unpredictable symptoms? In this episode, Mark Kargela breaks down the clinical presentation of neuropathic pain, how to screen for it confidently, and 4 common mistakes that lead to missed diagnoses.

✅ Learn how to distinguish neuropathic from nociceptive and nociplastic pain
✅ Use simple tools like a paperclip and a coin to screen for small fiber dysfunction
✅ Understand how to palpate nerves (not trigger points) and recognize their sensitivity
✅ Get clarity on terms like somatic referred pain, radicular pain, and radiculopathy

📥 Download the free Neuropathic Pain Screening Cheat Sheet here:
👉 https://modernpaincare.com/neuropathic

📃 Related Papers:
Terminology IASP paper
Validity of Small Fiber Tests 
Neuropathic Pain Grading System


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Neuropathic Pain Made Simple: What Every Clinician Should Know

Neuropathic Pain Made Simple: What Every Clinician Should Know

Mark Kargela