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Your vagus nerve is one of your body’s most important nerves. It starts in your brainstem and extends throughout your body, sending signals back and forth...
If you have pain following back surgery, your doctor might recommend physical therapy, medication or injections. But what if these pain-control options...
Whether you’ve woken up with a stiff back, felt sore after a day of yard work or tweaked your back unloading the dishwasher, you’ve probably had back pain...
Neurofibromatosis (NF) refers to a group of three genetic syndromes, type 1 (NF1), type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis. NF causes tumors that can affect the...
Lower back pain is the most common health problem among older adults. While this is a sad but true state of affairs for us adults, what about lower back...
If you notice weakness, pain, numbness or tingling in your hands or fingers, or trouble with your dexterity, you might think you have carpal tunnel syndrome....
When you think of Botox injections, you probably think of cosmetic treatments. However, in fact, they were originally used to treat a medical condition—eye...
Seeing someone have a seizure can be scary. “A lot of times, people are frightened. Their immediate action is to try to rescue them,” said Steve Chung,...
In your teens, back pain was nothing more than a myth. In your 20s and 30s, your back only hurt after a day of heavy yard work. By the time you hit your...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) can both affect the nerves and cause weakness, and they both have “sclerosis” in their...
