What are the treatments for brachioradial pruritus?
What are the treatments for brachioradial pruritus?
Treatment for brachioradial pruritus may include:
- Ice packs: Many people with brachioradial pruritus find relief from symptoms by applying ice packs to the affected areas.
- Physical therapy: For some people, exercises to stretch and strengthen the spine ease symptoms of brachioradial pruritus.
- Surgery: In rare cases, doctors perform surgery to correct a spinal problem causing brachioradial pruritus.
Medications
Your care provider might also suggest medications or topical products, many of them over-the-counter, which you apply right to your skin. Topical products might include creams like:
- Menthol (cooling) cream that may bring relief if ice packs also help.
- Capsaicin cream to reduce the chemical transmitters in nerve endings, so that you gradually experience less pain.
- Local anesthetic creams (pain relievers) to reduce pain in the area, including one made from ketamine and amitriptyline.
Your doctor may prescribe medicines including:
- Antihistamines: These drugs manage chemicals in the body that cause itching.
- Anesthetics: Specific medications numb nerve impulses in the skin.
- Anticonvulsants: Drugs such as gabapentin and pregabalin treat seizures and pain.