A new study has found the non-invasive application of in-ear electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve to be safe and effective in reducing osteoarthritis-related knee pain. It opens the door to ...

Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve flexing that most difficult of joints: the knee. But pain in the knee can significantly ...

Find out what causes the peroneal tendons to become inflamed and how this peroneal tendonitis is treated.

A rehabilitation scientist and his team at The University of Texas at El Paso are exploring an alternative way to alleviate knee pain. In collaboration with Harvard Medical School and Boston ...

Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MDMedically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD Pain in the back (posterior) portion of the knee is relatively common. Many things could be to blame, ...

Emerging alternatives to knee replacement surgery include nerve ablation and other innovative treatments for managing arthritis pain effectively.

The sural nerve provides sensation to the back of the lower leg, including the calf, outer ankle, heel, and toes. The sural nerve aids in foot placement and balance by sensing pain, temperature ...

PAIN in the knee, as in other joints, can arise either from intrinsic or from extrinsic sources. The intrinsic sources include infections, disorganization of the connective-tissue complex, neoplasm ...

Pain exists for a reason - to alert the person experiencing it that something is wrong - so concerns abound about whether an individual could do more damage to a knee after a nerve-related treatment.

Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear improved knee pain for some patients, a new trial found.