Concerning the mechanism of nerve injury, we think, as do other authors, that nerve stretch plays a key part in damage to the femoral nerve, especially in athletes and in patients with “hanging leg ...

At 53, she needed a walker to take a few steps. Even with it, she crashed to the ground. Her left leg was cold, paralyzed, with searing pain ripping through it. She took the opioid painkiller Dilaudid ...

The nerve is also subject to an entrapment phenomenon at this point, where it is held in its osseous groove by its fascial covering. Because of this, elbow deformity, cubitus valgus, which may ...

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 ...

All 120 subjects were Chinese (72 (60%) were male) with a mean age of 41.4 ± 21.3 years (range 18–76), a mean height of 173 cm, a mean weight of 71.1 kg, and a mean BMI of 24.9 ±4.1. Each ...

Physical therapy: A hand specialist may be able to teach exercises or perform manual therapy to help CTS. This could include mobilizing the carpal tunnel bones or using tendon- or nerve-gliding ...

You’ve seen them in every gym: tight black leggings, neon sleeves and even knee-length socks. Compression gear is everywhere, worn by weekend joggers, elite athletes and influencers striking ...

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Objective Concussion symptoms normally resolve within 7–10 days but vertigo, dizziness and balance dysfunction persist in 10–30% of cases causing significant morbidity. This study systematically ...