Neuropathic pain can happen if your nervous system is damaged or not working correctly. Nerve function may change at the site of the nerve damage and damaged nerve fiber sends wrong signals to pain centers. Diabetes is responsible for about 30% of neuropathy cases. It is not always easy to tell the source of the neuropathic pain. There are hundreds of diseases that are linked to this kind of pain. If neuropathy is not diagnosed and treated in early stages, it usually progresses to chronic neurop