TYPE 2 diabetes results in serious health complications if left untreated. Allowing blood sugar levels to build-up in the body for too long can cause nerve damage, among other things, so it is ...

Background: The use of external ankle support is widespread throughout sports medicine. However, the application of ankle bracing to a healthy ankle over a long period has been scrutinised because of ...

Quick Fit with Cassy is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin. Funding for Quick Fit with Cassy is provided by Greg and Carol Griffin, Founders of ElderSpan Management, the ...

A 58 year-old woman developed right neck and shoulder pain followed by paresthesias down the right arm. Two weeks later, she noted her right foot was limping. On examination, her right biceps reflex ...

The prevalence of serotonin syndrome, which, at its most severe, is a potentially life-threatening drug reaction that increases serotonin levels, is strikingly high in patients receiving buprenorphine ...

Seven cases of mononeuropathy multiplex occurring in association with diabetes mellitus are described, including a case previously reported in which numerous small infarcts in the peripheral nerve ...

Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that affects the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. These nerves control movement, sensation, and touch throughout the body. While there's no cure for ...

All patients with back pain should have a screening neurologic evaluation including motor function, perineal and lower extremity sensation, deep tendon reflexes, and Babinski reflexes. This brief ...