A therapeutic method of alleviating the symptoms of failed back surgery syndrome, post laminectomy syndrome, post-surgery syndrome, sympathetic dystrophies, macular degenerations, complex regional pain syndrome, reflex sympathetic dystrophy and neuropathies by administering to the afflicted subject a therapeutically effective amount of cetyl myristoleate alone, or in combination with selective effective amount of aspirin, gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclic antidepressants, neuroceuticals, Neurontin, Cymbalta, Lyrica, muscle relaxers, anti-depressants, nortriptyline, local anesthetics, and steroids.