Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have ...

An international research team led by a University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine investigator has revealed ultra-detailed intricacies in how nerve signals activate at the neuromuscular junction, a ...

Peripheral Neuropathy in its simplest definition is damage to the peripheral nerves — nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord. It is a relatively common condition that is not isolated to any ...

Peripheral neuropathy symptoms often begin with pain or tingling in the hands and feet. Peripheral neuropathy is not common in children. Early diagnosis gives a better chance of reversing nerve damage ...

Dongkyun Kang, PhD, is creating a confocal microscope that might be able to help doctors diagnosis chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy earlier. TUCSON, Arizona — A University of Arizona ...

RA can hurt your peripheral nerves, which are part of the peripheral nervous system. That’s the communication system that helps your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) send and receive ...

Pebble walking involves walking on small stones or pebbles, which stimulates the nerve endings on the soles of feet. This ...

The autonomic nervous system is known as the control center for involuntary bodily processes such as the beating of our hearts and our breathing. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email Newsletter are ...