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What are the symptoms of nerve pain?

Nerve pain, also called neuropathic pain, can vary from person to person. Some may feel the nerve pain constantly, some may feel it occasionally or at certain intervals. Some symptoms of nerve pain are:

- Pins and needles

- An electric shock-like feeling

- A stabbing pain, like a spike being driven into your hand or foot

- Walking on broken glass

- Burning pain

- Tingling

- Numbness

Reference: 

Roar Jensen, PT, MHlthSc (OMT), Alice Kvale, PT, PhD, and Anders Baerheim, MD, PhD. Is Pain in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Neuropathic? In Clinical Journal of Pain. June 2008. Vol. 24. No. 5. Pp. 384-394.

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