Emory Healthcare Our collaborative teams at Emory Peripheral Nerve Clinic are experts in treatments for nerve disorders. These include medicine, physical therapy, assistive devices and surgery.
Your treatment depends on your specific nerve disorder and its severity. We partner with you to develop a personalized care plan that meets your needs.
Doctors use medications to treat your symptoms. These may include:
Some pain medication comes as skin creams or patches you wear on your skin.
Emory Healthcare offers therapies to help you manage your symptoms. These include:
Your doctor may also recommend assistive devices, like a brace, splint, cane or walker.
Surgery can help relieve pressure on a nerve or repair damaged nerves. The type of surgery depends on your specific condition.
Neuromodulation is one option to manage pain. Surgeons implant a tiny electrical stimulator next to the targeted nerves or your spinal cord. Electrical pulses interrupt pain signals.
Our neurosurgery team is consistently ranked as one of the top programs in the country.
You may also try supplemental treatments for your nerve disorder. These therapies include:
The Emory Facial Nerve Program includes specialists in neurosurgery, head and neck surgery, facial plastic surgery and more. We provide the most up-to-date treatment options for facial paralysis.
These include:
Nerve disorders happen when there is damage to one or more of your peripheral nerves. There are more than 100 types of peripheral nerve disorders.