Nerve Injury
Find out everything you need to know about the symptoms of nerve injuries. Whether you suffer from a spinal cord injury (SCI) or injuries to any other nerves throughout the body, we have the answers you are looking for. This section also provides information about the medical conditions that can cause nerve injuries, such as diabetes and motor neuron diseases.
Can a Pinched Nerve in Your Neck Cause Vision Issues?
What Is A Pinched Nerve? Nerves can get pinched (compressed) when tissue such as muscle, bone, tendons or cartilage put direct pressure on the nerve. A pinched nerve in the neck is known as cervical radiculopathy. Nerve compression can happen to many nerves anywhere...
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Great Exercises for a Radial Nerve Injury: Provides Additional Therapy
Nerve injuries are treated in various ways and exercises are one option. Before looking at exercises for a radial nerve injury it’s useful to look at what the nerve does and how it gets injured. What Is the Radial Nerve? The radial nerve has motor and sensory function...
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Learning about the latest treatments that are available for nerve injuries can empower patients. Understanding all the options that are currently available allows a patient to work with his or her doctor to find the right combination of therapies for them. Whether you are interested in natural remedies, surgical options, or both, this is where you can find information on all the latest treatments for nerve injuries.
Understanding Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, or “TENS”, is an popular drug-free method of pain relief. Sticky pads transmit battery-powered electrical pulses into the skin via wires connected to a small control box. These small electric shocks can help to provide...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Accessory Nerve
What Is the Accessory Nerve?Nerves carry signals from the brain to organs and muscles in the body. The accessory nerve (SAN) is a spinal nerve. It is the 11th of 12 pairs of cranial nerves. The nerve divides into cranial and spinal divisions and it’s coiled in...
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Psychological Support
Living with the chronic pain that comes from nerve injuries can take its toll on the psyche. Having a good psychological support network can help prevent depression from creeping in, which can cause or worsen pain all on its own. This creates a vicious cycle where the pain and depression feed off one another, making each condition just that much worse. This section has all you need to know to seek out the psychological support you need so that you can get ahead of the cycle.
Psychosomatic Pain: What Is It, and How Is It Treated?
Some people have pain that doctors tell them is “all in their heads.” If you’re one of them, you may have gone from doctor to doctor looking for a solution. You may have tried everything to get relief from pain that feels very real but doesn’t have an explainable...
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Coping with Surgical Nerve Injury
Surgery, even under the best of conditions, carries some element of risk. Despite every precaution, there could be an unforeseen development or human error. That’s certainly the case with spinal surgery, where the operation is occurring very close to the spinal cord....
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