When a person loses a leg above the knee, the nerves that once moved that leg don’t simply go quiet. They keep firing.

A research team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has, for the first time, successfully ...

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 ...

This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...

Femoral neuropathy, also called femoral nerve dysfunction, is one possible cause of movement and sensation problems in the legs. Femoral neuropathy occurs when something affects the femoral nerve, ...

The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

As blood flow increases to your body during exercise, your muscles enlarge to accommodate it. Although this helps power you through the task at hand, those swollen muscles can impinge on nerves and ...

CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE FROM THAT CHRISTMAS STORM. WELL, WE CAN HAVE PAIN IN OUR LEGS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT SEVERE, ONGOING OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY PAIN THAT COULD SIGNAL SOMETHING MORE ...

Decoding motor intentions directly from within peripheral nerves may enable more natural and intuitive control of prosthetic ...