Articles - Shingles en-us http://www.painsweb.com N/A http://www.painsweb.com admin@painweb.com 20 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/426/1/Medical-and-Nursing-Management-for-Shingles/Page1.html The goals of shingles or herpes zoster management are to relieve the pain and to reduce or avoid complications. Pain is controlled with analgesics, because adequate pain control during the acute phase helps prevent persistent pain patterns. Systemic corticosteroids may be prescribed for patients older than age 50 years to reduce the incidence and duration of postherpetic neuralgia (persistent pain of the affected nerve after healing). Healing usually occurs sooner in those who have been treated with corticosteroids. Triamcinolone (Aristocort, Kenacort, Kenalog) injected subcutaneously under painful areas is effective as an anti-inflammatory agent. admin@painweb.com (PainsWeb Admin) Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/373/1/Shingles-Get-Immediate-Treatment-for-Sudden-Severe-Pain/Page1.html If you suddenly develop severe pain in a limited area on one side of your body, you may have shingles and need treatment immediately to prevent that pain from lasting for the rest of your life. Shingles is Chicken Pox the second time around. profitextreme.usa@gmail.com (Gabe Mirkin, M.D.) Sun, 07 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.painsweb.com/articles/347/1/Shingles/Page1.html Shingles, also known as "herpes zoster" is a viral infection of the nerve roots and shares the same characteristics as the chickenpox virus. A rash is caused by shingles and this quickly spreads to one side of the body. This disease is more prevalant in the older population due to their immune system being weak. Shingles can also occur due to stress, injury and as a side effect of certain medications. profitextreme.usa@gmail.com (Sam Carson) Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0700