This week we are going to discuss nerve entrapment in the upper extremity, that is to say the arms. Nerve entrapments are very uncomfortable conditions in which the peripheral nerve innervating the ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

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 ...

Surrounding the individual axons is the collagenous tissue layer known as the endoneurium. This layer resists longitudinal stress and contributes to the formation of the endoneurial tube. The fascicle ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment happens when there’s pressure on the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve travels from the shoulder to the pinky finger. It can cause symptoms like muscle weakness and numbness. The ...

Neuropax Clinic aims to be the leader in creating a health care delivery platform that works more effectively for patients suffering from peripheral nerve compression syndromes (carpal tunnel, cubital ...

There are conditions that deserve special consideration because their presentation may mimic pain of neck origin. When these conditions coexist with primary neck pain, they render the separation of ...

A pinched nerve in the upper back occurs when force or pressure irritates a nerve in this part of the body. Nerves make up the “wiring” system that carries messages between the brain and the rest of a ...

Correspondence to: Belgin Bamaç Department of Anatomy, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli 41900, Turkey; bbamac{at}hotmail.com Objectives: The influence of regular and intense practice of an asymmetric sport ...