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Front. Pain Res.
Sec. Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Pain
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1485113
This article is part of the Research Topic The Challenge: Viral Infections and Initiation of Acute and Persistent Pain Phenotypes View all articles

Non-Oral Pharmacological Interventions in the Management of Herpes Zoster-Related Pain: A Review of Current Research

Provisionally accepted
Yaojun Wang Yaojun Wang 1Yanxia Shen Yanxia Shen 2*Haixue Guo Haixue Guo 2*Dongcai You Dongcai You 2*Shimin Jia Shimin Jia 2*Ge Song Ge Song 3*Xiaobing You Xiaobing You 2*
  • 1 Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei Province, China
  • 2 Pain Department, The Second Hospital of Handan City, handan, China
  • 3 handan vocational college of technology, handan, China

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    Herpes zoster-associated pain is a difficult-to-treat pathologic pain that seriously affects patients' quality of life. In recent years, emerging therapeutic techniques such as autologous platelet-rich plasma, sympathetic nerve block and pulsed radiofrequency have been gradually applied in the field of pain with the advantages of less trauma, quicker recovery and significant efficacy. These therapeutic options have become a new hope for the treatment of herpes zoster-associated pain. This article reviews the studies on herpes zoster-associated pain in non-oral drug therapy, summarizes the efficacy, safety, and possible mechanisms, and provides a reference basis for clinical treatment.

    Keywords: Herpes Zoster, postherpetic neuralgia, neuropathic pain, intervention;, Interventional therapy

    Received: 23 Aug 2024; Accepted: 13 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Shen, Guo, You, Jia, Song and You. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Yanxia Shen, Pain Department, The Second Hospital of Handan City, handan, China
    Haixue Guo, Pain Department, The Second Hospital of Handan City, handan, China
    Dongcai You, Pain Department, The Second Hospital of Handan City, handan, China
    Shimin Jia, Pain Department, The Second Hospital of Handan City, handan, China
    Ge Song, handan vocational college of technology, handan, China
    Xiaobing You, Pain Department, The Second Hospital of Handan City, handan, China

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