When Jim Foster, a retired basketball coach, injured his back at age 72, he faced debilitating pain that made daily ...

The majority of patients with neuropathic pain do not receive treatment specific to their disorder. There is evidence ... condition in which the transmission of nerve impulses is reduced or blocked at ...

Background Clinical examination of patients with chronic lumbar radiculopathy aims to clarify whether there is nerve root impingement. The aims of this study were to investigate the association ...

Prolonged sitting without proper lumbar support affects the entire spinal ... Narrowing of the spinal canal or nerve root openings can compress neural structures and create tingling sensations.

But degeneration of or injuries to the disc can lead to a lumbar disc herniation ... epidural injections if there is nerve pain secondary to the disc herniation. Cauda equina syndrome is an extremely ...

ABSTRACT: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) with nerve root hypertrophy is a relatively common association, reported in approximately 16 - 54% of cases based on imaging studies.

the most problematic ones are larger and more prominent over the passageway of a spinal nerve (called the nerve “root”). Cervical spondylosis refers to gradual wear and tear or age-related changes in ...

ABSTRACT: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) with nerve root hypertrophy is a relatively common association, reported in approximately 16 - 54% of cases based on imaging studies.

By interrupting these nerve pathways, RFA can significantly reduce or eliminate ... intelligence-assisted diagnostics to better differentiate SI dysfunction from other lumbar and hip conditions.

To accomplish this, the neurosurgeon uses a special surgical microscope to see the tissues within the spine and performs electrophysiological testing (electromyography) to stimulate each nerve root. A ...