Damage to a single nerve is called mononeuropathy. This usually results from injury or repeated stress. An example is carpal tunnel syndrome. The repeated impact to the nerve in your wrist may cause tingling, pain and weakness in your hand, arm, and shoulder. Involvement of multiple nerves ca...
Dental paresthesia: Nerve damage as a complication of wisdom tooth extraction or dental injection. –What causes it? | Signs and symptoms. | Risk factors. | Incidence rates – statistics. | Recovery – statistics. | Treatment for persistent or permanent paresthesia cases. ► Explore related pa...
It's always good to keep the old adage in mind: the patient can have more than one disease, in this instance gout and femoral nerve damage. I'm back gardening, carpentry, treating patients as normal, but mindful of where I was four months ago. You don't mess with severe Femoral Ner...
and its incidence rate is high in the peripheral nerve injuries of the upper limbs [1]. Most hand injuries with nerve damage require surgical treatment [2]. Potential common complications from either surgical or non-surgical treatments include numbness, paresthesia, neuroma, and cold intolerance [...
They may also order imaging tests to check for damage. Physical exam. Your doctor may test the range of motion in your shoulder joint and your muscle strength. They may also test your reflexes and senses, and whether you have movement in your fingers. X-rays. An X-ray of your shoulder...
DamageInjuryEpidemiologyBACKGROUND: Nerve lesions are well known reasons for reduced functional capacity and diminished quality of life. By now only a few epidemiological studies focus on lower extremity trauma related nerve injuries. This study reveals frequency and characteristics of nerve damages in ...
Other surgeries that can damage the nerve are those involving the abdomen and hip, including appendectomies, inguinal hernia repairs, biopsies or removal of lymph nodes for malignancies in the inguinal region, and hip arthroplasties (Mirjalili, 2015; Sunderland, 1978). Compression of the nerve or...
While surgical nerve injury isn't always avoidable, it's especially devastating in plastic surgery because the procedures are elective as opposed to medically necessary. This article discusses the types of nerve damage that can occur with plastic surgery, as well as treatment options that can help...
the damage to the spinal cord, and the body's adaptive capacity, as well as the type of medicaltreatment and healing and rehabilitation received after the injury. Because so many variables are involved, the massage therapist must communicate effectively with the patient to understand the effects ...
Acute nociceptive pain caused by tissue injury or damage is a physiological mechanism that serves to protect a person against injury, which is usually alleviated by antipyretic analgesics including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and narcotic analgesics such as opioids. On the other ...