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Pain Index Surgery can dramatically benefit people suffering from certain pain syndromes, particularly those characterized by paroxysmal pain such as trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (though medications such as carbamazepine/Tegretol are often also effective and should be tried first.) Chronic pain not caused by direct pressure on nerves usually requires treatments other than surgery. The following may be sources of useful information for people (and their loved ones) experiencing such a pain syndrome. Resources at North Carolina Baptist Hospital for such patients are abundant. The appropriate resource here is usually best identified by calling Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Inc. Health On-Call. Internet resources related to chronic pain include the following: Links to more information about trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia Links to information on back or neck injury and surgery: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Spine Neurosurgery Related Indexes from Wake Forest University School of Medicine Neurosurgery Wake Forest University School of Medicine Spine Neurosurgery Homepage with more information about surgical treatment of trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia. Wake Forest University School of Medicine Trigeminal Neuralgia Homepage with more back and neck injury links.