That tingling, burning sensation on one side of your body? The rash that shows up a few days later and seems to scream with pain at every touch? It might be more than skin-deep; it might be shingles.
At OBUR Health, we offer quick, effective shingles treatment in Houston with your choice of virtual care, in-home evaluation, or a clinic visit. Our goal? To stop the spread, reduce the pain, and get you back to feeling like yourself, fast.
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella-zoster). If you had chickenpox as a child, the virus can lie dormant in your nerves for decades, and then suddenly come back to life in adulthood.
Shingles typically shows up as a painful, blistering rash on one side of the body or face. It often begins with burning, tingling, or itching even before the rash appears.
Pain and sensitivity make shingles hard to ignore, and even harder to leave the house for. That’s why OBUR Health brings flexible treatment options directly to your doorstep.
You can’t “catch” shingles, but someone with no history of chickenpox or vaccine can contract chickenpox from direct contact with the blisters. Once they scab over, it’s no longer contagious.
Most people experience tingling, burning, or shooting pain along a nerve path. This may be accompanied by headache, fever, or fatigue.
The rash typically lasts 2–4 weeks, but nerve pain (postherpetic neuralgia) may continue longer. Early treatment significantly reduces this risk.
Yes, but the symptoms are usually milder and shorter. Vaccination remains the best defense.
