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 ...

This week we are going to talk about one of the great imitators of more common elbow problems, the posterior interosseous. The posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) is a nerve that is a deep motor branch ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) are both common conditions that involve nerve compression, but they affect different nerves and parts of the arm. CTS affects the median ...

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 ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) is the compression of the ulnar nerve in your elbow, while carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the compression of the median nerve in your wrist. Treatment options focus on ...

Piriformis syndrome is often characterized by pain and numbness in the buttocks and leg. At the German Pain and Palliative Day 2022, Heinrich Binsfeld, MD, vice president of the German Society for ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a compression of the median nerve in the wrist, which can cause pain to radiate to the elbow. It can cause pain and tingling in the fingers, which may radiate to the forearm ...

Previous studies suggested that rheumatoid arthritis is a risk factor for nerve compression syndromes, among which carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common. Whether such syndromes may precede overt, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been a registered nurse for 55 years. I’m writing in about my 42-year-old son who recently suffered a focal seizure while driving. He has a history of neck pain, possibly caused ...

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 ...