If you have upper motor neuron lesions, you have damage to certain nerve cells that help you move. Medicines and therapy can help control symptoms like muscle spasms and help you walk and talk more ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The nervous system is considered your body's command center for a reason. Made up of your brain, spinal ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive muscle wasting and limb paralysis. This neurodegenerative condition results from the gradual destruction ...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which diabetes mellitus damages nerves in the body, leading to chronic pain, affects roughly 37 million people in the United States and 460 million ...

In euthyroid patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), relatively higher free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels within the normal range were linked to a lower risk for diabetic peripheral neuropathy and better ...

Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A sports scientist together with an interdisciplinary team from ...

Neurogenic bladder and bowel occur when nerve damage causes you to have difficulty controlling your bladder and bowel. If left untreated, they can cause serious complications. However, treatment can ...

Sports therapy to combat side effects: Fiona Streckmann with a patient during a neurological examination. A tuning fork is used to test vibration sensation, which can be altered in neuropathy. Cancer ...