New MRI research shows that the precise location and severity of blood vessel compression on the facial nerve, not mere ...

Back pain is common, but several myths about it persist. Meghan Murphy, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, describes eight of them and provides the facts. In modern ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment causes numbness or tingling in the hand and fingers. Treatment may include lifestyle changes, such as avoiding activities that put pressure on the elbow or wrist. Repetitive ...

This week we are going to discuss something that mimics plantar fasciitis in the foot which does not respond to traditional treatment for plantar fasciitis and can be quite confusing for both patient ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

While a sudden coughing fit is a protective reflex to clear the airway, chronic cough can be caused by multiple factors that must be investigated to determine treatment. Cough is just one of several ...

Hello. This is Nozomi, the director of Unlimited Heal Kyoto.“When I cross my legs, the bottom leg starts to tingle.”“I’ve ...

Among adults without diabetes, higher BMI is independently associated with increased potential for ulnar nerve entrapment (UNE), with both overweight and obesity being prominent risk factors. Among a ...

Patients who undergo surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome and other upper extremity nerve compression syndromes are more likely to have a diagnosis of migraine headaches, reports a study in the December ...

Almost Everybody Has the Explanation Wrong The standard account, repeated more or less universally, ...