Trigeminal neuralgia is a type of nerve pain that affects the trigeminal nerve, which provides sensation to the face. It can cause sudden, severe, electric shock-like facial pain that may be triggered by everyday activities like talking, chewing, brushing teeth, or a light touch. At Mountain View Pain Center, we help evaluate your symptom pattern and build a plan focused on relief, function, and quality of life, while guiding next steps when specialty evaluation is appropriate.
When to Seek Urgent Care
Seek urgent evaluation if you have facial pain with new weakness, facial droop, vision changes, confusion, severe headache unlike usual, fever/chills, or rapidly worsening neurologic symptoms. If pain is severe and new, prompt evaluation is appropriate to confirm the cause.
We start by reviewing your symptom pattern—where pain occurs, what triggers it, how long episodes last, and whether symptoms are one-sided. Because facial nerve pain can have multiple causes, we also screen for red flags and consider whether dental, sinus, or neurologic evaluation is appropriate. If your presentation suggests additional testing or referral (including imaging) would help guide care, we’ll help coordinate the next steps.
Care is tailored to your symptom severity and goals, with a focus on comfort, safety & function.
Options to help manage nerve-related facial pain and improve quality of life when appropriate, including guiding next steps for specialty evaluation when needed.
When appropriate, strategies to address contributing neck/jaw tension patterns and improve overall function and stress-related guarding.
Hands-on care to support mobility and reduce contributing tension patterns, tailored to your symptoms and comfort.
A supportive option that may help reduce discomfort and improve relaxation as part of a broader plan.
Every clinic below has Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture and Pain Management on one chart, so care can move between them without a new referral.
Downtown out through the north, west, south and east suburbs.
Academy, Interquest and Tenderfoot cover the north, central and south of the city.
Harmony in Fort Collins and our Greeley clinic serve Larimer and Weld counties.
Across the Valley, from the West Valley through Phoenix to the East Valley.
Many people describe sudden, electric shock-like facial pain that can be triggered by talking, chewing, brushing teeth, or light touch.
Yes. It can feel like tooth or jaw pain, which is why evaluation is important to rule out other causes.
Sometimes. If your symptom pattern suggests it, imaging may help guide diagnosis and next steps. We’ll help coordinate the appropriate pathway.
Common triggers include chewing, talking, brushing teeth, shaving, wind on the face, or light touch.
Yes. Many people experience periods of flare-ups and quieter periods.
Often, no. Some insurance plans require a referral or authorization—if you’re unsure, we can help verify.
Trigeminal Neuralgia is treated at every Mountain View Pain Center clinic in Colorado and Arizona — see the full clinic map, Colorado or Arizona.
