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 ...

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 ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a health condition that involves compression of stretching of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve supplies the muscles of the hand and what is commonly known as the funny bone.

Ever lost feeling in your fingers during a ride, had a numb foot during a long run, or felt pain in the brow after a swim? Nerve entrapment syndromes are the culprit – and they're really common in ...

This week we are going discuss another obscure nerve compression syndrome, this time of the leg—meralgia paresthetica. Meralgia paresthetica is also known as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve ...

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 ...

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome is by far the most common peripheral nerve compression syndrome, affecting approximately one in every six adults to a greater or lesser extent. Splitting the flexor ...

A new NDORMS study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, has found a genetic variant that increases the risk of both carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger, and opens the door for new therapies ...

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