i don't believe that massage will end her nerve pain but it can help relax her a bit. a massage works better to help muscle pain. a medication can be prescribed to help with the nerve pain by making the nerve endings less sensitive. cymbalta is one of the medications that works well. if your sister does not have open sores then she can't pass it to the therapist.
can massage help relieve nerve pain from shingles? . my sister has had nerve pain for 10 months now. three doctors say she has the shingles virus and 1 said no but with no other answer. she is 41 and is to young for the shingles vaccine. i am trying to think of ways to help her in relieving the never ending nerve pain. i thought of massage and wondered if that would help. second question: if there are no blisters would she be safe to have a massage or would she put the massage therapist at risk? .