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 ...

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 ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a health condition that involves compression of stretching of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve supplies the muscles of the hand and what is commonly known as the funny bone.

The ulnar nerve is a major nerve that runs down through your arm and into your hand. It affects functions like squeezing and grasping things. Injuries to the ulnar nerve can be painful and limiting.

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 ...

Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist, or spine. In addition, numbness may be due to a disease or medications that cause demyelination (destruction of ...

The sural nerve, positioned beneath the skin’s surface in the back of your lower leg, plays a critical role in your body’s sensory network. As a component of the peripheral nervous system, this nerve ...