# Kinesitherapy for nerve pain (neuralgia) - Web page: https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/kinesitherapy-for-neuralgia/ - Category: [Kinesitherapy](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy.md) - Price: €40.00 - Duration: 60 min - Sessions: 6–10 - How often: 2–3 a week - We use: manual therapy - Address: 10 Popovo Street, Lozenets, Sofia, 1409 - Opening hours: Mon - Fri | 9:00 - 19:00 - Phone: +359 886 750 462 - WhatsApp: +359 886 750 462 - Viber: +359 886 750 462 - Book online: https://superdoc.bg/lekar/kaloyan-zarkov - Booking page: https://kainezitherapy.com/en/appointments/ Sciatica and nerve pain treatment with kinesitherapy: we find where the nerve is trapped and use movement and manual therapy to ease the pain. ![Kinesitherapist raising a patient’s straight leg to stretch the sciatic nerve](https://kainezitherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kt-nevralgii-1024x765.webp) Neuralgia is pain along the course of a nerve. It often burns, “shoots” or feels like an electric shock, sometimes with numbness. The best known is sciatica: pain from the lower back or buttock down the leg. As a treatment for sciatica and other nerve pain, kinesitherapy (exercise and manual therapy) looks for where the nerve is irritated and how to give it more room. Kaloyan Zarkov has experience in neurology and has worked with this kind of pain for years. ## What to expect Kaloyan asks how the pain started, where it spreads and which positions make it worse. Then he checks the movement of your spine and joints, your strength, reflexes and sensation. He also uses tests that gently stretch the nerve, to find out where the problem comes from. The cause may be in the lower back, in the neck or further down, for example in the buttock muscle or in the wrist. The sessions combine several things. Manual therapy relaxes tight muscles and loosens stiff joints. Special movements that let the nerve “glide” (nerve gliding, or neural mobilisation) help it become less sensitive. Exercises strengthen the muscles that protect the spine. When the pain is strong, Kaloyan may also suggest electrotherapy for relief. A nerve settles more slowly than a muscle. You usually need 6–10 sessions, 2–3 a week. Numbness is often the last thing to go. ## What it helps with - Sciatica: pain from the lower back or buttock down the leg - A trapped nerve in the neck, with pain, numbness or weakness in the arm (cervicobrachial neuralgia) - Pain at the front of the thigh (femoral neuralgia) - Buttock pain from a muscle pressing on the sciatic nerve (piriformis syndrome) - Numb fingers (carpal tunnel syndrome) - Pain between the ribs that gets worse when you breathe or move (intercostal neuralgia) ## Who it’s for - The pain runs down your leg or arm and hasn’t gone away for weeks. - Your doctor has told you that you have a trapped nerve and recommended kinesitherapy. - You get pins and needles when you sit for a long time or work at a computer. - Medication eases the pain, but it comes back. ## When it isn’t suitable - The pain is in the face (trigeminal neuralgia) or has lingered after shingles. Here a neurologist leads the treatment, which is mainly medication. - Your leg or arm is quickly getting weaker, or you can’t control your bladder. You need an urgent examination by a neurologist and a scan (MRI, CT or X-ray). - The pain started after a fall or a blow, or comes with a fever. ## Conditions it helps with - [Brachial plexitis](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/conditions/shoulder/plexitis/) - [Carpal tunnel syndrome](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/conditions/elbow-and-wrist/carpal-tunnel/) - [Sciatica](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/conditions/back/sciatica/) Performed by ## Kaloyan Zarkov, kinesitherapist - Kinesitherapy degree, NSA “Vassil Levski” - 10+ years of practice [About us](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/about/) ## Frequently asked questions ### What exactly is sciatica? Sciatica is pain along the sciatic nerve, from the lower back or buttock down the leg. The most common cause is a herniated disc, but the nerve can also be compressed by a tight muscle or by a narrowing of the spinal canal. ### How quickly does nerve pain go away? It varies. The pain often eases over a few weeks, but numbness can stay longer. You usually need 6–10 sessions. ### Do I need to see a neurologist first? Not necessarily. If you have weakness in your leg or arm, or the pain is unusual, Kaloyan will refer you to a neurologist before you continue. ### Should I use heat or cold? For strong, “hot” pain in the first few days, cold usually helps. Later, when the muscles are tight, gentle warmth is welcome. If you aren’t sure, ask Kaloyan about your case. ### Will it hurt during the session? It shouldn’t hurt more than usual. Some tests and movements can briefly bring on the familiar numbness, but Kaloyan stops before it becomes unpleasant. ## More in Kinesitherapy [All services in Kinesitherapy](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/) - [Kinesitherapy for injuries](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/kinesitherapy-for-injuries/) · 60 min · €40.00 · Rehabilitation after a fracture or injury in Lozenets: hands-on mobilisation after a cast, exercise and devices; also sprains, dislocations, frozen shoulder. - [Post-operative rehabilitation](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/post-operative-rehabilitation/) · 60 min · €40.00 · Rehabilitation after surgery on the knee, shoulder or hip, or after a fracture: exercise and manual therapy that follow your surgeon’s instructions. - [Pre-operative rehabilitation](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/pre-operative-rehabilitation/) · 60 min · €40.00 · Prehab, or rehabilitation before surgery: exercises that strengthen your muscles and prepare the joint, so you recover more easily afterwards. - [Kinesitherapy for a herniated disc](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/kinesitherapy-for-disc-herniation/) · 60 min · €40.00 · Herniated disc treatment without surgery, in the lower back or neck: kinesitherapy with exercise and manual therapy for less pain and freer movement. - [Corrective exercises](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/corrective-gymnastics/) · 60 min · €40.00 · Posture correction exercises for children and adults with scoliosis, kyphosis and poor posture: sessions at the practice and a short home programme. - [Kinesio taping (one area)](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/kinesio-taping/) · 20 min · €25.00 · Kinesio taping in Sofia for one area, such as the knee, shoulder or ankle: an elastic tape that supports the joint and muscles without limiting movement. - [Stroke rehabilitation](https://kainezitherapy.com/en/services/kinesitherapy/stroke-rehabilitation/) · 60 min · €40.00 · Stroke rehabilitation at the practice in Lozenets or at home: PNF, massage and exercises for strength, balance and walking, with gradual loading. ## Want to improve your health? 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