This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...

This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...

Occasional leg cramps are considered common and usually harmless, especially after physical exertion, dehydration, or ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A team at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital used a new procedure to help repair a young woman's nerve in her upper leg. The team first met the patient, Danielle ...

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE FROM THAT CHRISTMAS STORM. WELL, WE CAN HAVE PAIN IN OUR LEGS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT SEVERE, ONGOING OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY PAIN THAT COULD SIGNAL SOMETHING MORE ...

"Tiny Nerves From The Ribs May Restore Leg Movement In Spinal Cord Injury." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2002 / 10 / 021007071857.htm (accessed December 21, 2025).

SAN DIEGO — Among patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy who also had a compressed nerve behind the knee and were in pain despite medical therapies, those who had nerve-decompression surgery had ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an active, healthy 67-year-old man. Several months ago, I started having a deep tightness and burning sensation in both lower legs. Nothing I do relieves the pain, including ice, ...

Pain, burning and numbness in your outer thigh are common symptoms of meralgia paresthetica. (Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images) Meralgia paresthetica is a condition that causes numbness, pain, or a ...