ADDITIONAL STUDIES. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU’RE FEELING STIFFNESS IN YOUR NECK THAT RADIATES DOWN YOUR ARM, NUMBNESS OR TINGLING OR WEAKNESS IN YOUR HANDS, THERE ARE TWO CONDITIONS ...

The study was performed as part of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on the treatment effect of caudal epidural injections. [19] Eligible patients with suspected chronic lumbar radiculopathy, ...

For anyone who feels stiffness in their neck that radiates down to their arms with numbness or tingling or weakness in the hands, there are two conditions to ask a doctor about. Mercy Medical Center ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Objective: To determine the presence of intraforaminal synovial cysts resulting in nerve root compression. Methods: A 26 year old man presenting with left leg pain was admitted. He had no motor, ...

The clinical presentation of degenerative spondylolisthesis is dependent upon the concomitant presence of spinal stenosis at the slip level. Patients who present only with low back pain or who ...

The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether diskectomy or a conservative ...

Dr. Joshua U. Okonkwo (Neurology): An 80-year-old man was evaluated in the neurology clinic of this hospital because of left foot drop. The patient had been in his usual state of health until 5 years ...