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 ...

Back pain affects millions of Americans each year, with pinched nerves ranking among the most uncomfortable and disruptive causes. This specific type of discomfort occurs when surrounding tissues—like ...

Penn Medicine is bringing experts from multiple fields together under one roof to provide better care and treatment coordination for patients suffering from nerve disorders. The Penn Nerve Center in ...

Nerve entrapment syndromes represent a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves become compressed or constricted by surrounding tissues. In the context of chronic abdominal pain, these syndromes ...

Specialists explain why the condition occurs, how it’s diagnosed, and the range of medical and surgical options available locally.

Holstein-Lewis fractures are spiral fractures in the distal third of the humeral shaft, which carry increased risk of radial nerve palsy compared with other humeral shaft fractures; these fractures ...

Dear Doctors: I’m having radial nerve problems whenever I use my triceps, like pushing the lawn mower, opening doors or pushing up from the recliner. It’s making my thumb and pointer finger very weak.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman. Last September I had severe pain in my right hand. The pain was so bad that I had to go to the emergency room, where they did an MRI. Results showed I have ...

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 ...

This week we are going to discuss a very common and very uncomfortable condition of the elbow that can affect the wrist and hand as well as the arm—the ulnar nerve entrapment of the elbow. Patients ...