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 ...

The vagus nerve is getting a lot of attention online these days. As just one of 12 paired cranial nerves, you may wonder what’s so special about it. But if you’ve seen people on social media sharing ...

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibres without damaging them. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, combined flexible electronics ...

Locating the source of nerve pain can be like chasing a ghost, but now doctors are finding a way to narrow down and diagnose nerve pain origin, giving new hope to patients. It is estimated that 15 to ...

If you’ve ever felt aches or pains that radiate down your legs, you may have been dealing with sciatic nerve pain. The sciatic nerve is the biggest in your body and starts in your back and goes down ...

It's estimated that 15 to 20 million Americans suffer from nerve pain. Including Robin Martinoli. She retired from the Pentagon, and took up quilting, but then painful carpal tunnel syndrome changed ...

Several aspects of your leg's strength and stability can be determined with a straight leg raise test (SLR). A doctor performs a straightforward leg test by lying the patient flat on a bed and raising ...

(WISH) — A tool is helping doctors and patients dealing with nerve pain. Locating the source of nerve pain can be like chasing a ghost because nerve signals from the pain source frequently transmit ...