This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...

This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A team at the University of Miami and Jackson Memorial Hospital used a new procedure to help repair a young woman's nerve in her upper leg. The team first met the patient, Danielle ...

The other animals did not score higher than one on the scale. "While not a perfectly normal score of locomotion, the treatments did allow the rats to step forward and put weight on their hind legs," ...

UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton had a nerve test on his injured leg and has been strong enough to attend the Knights’ football practices ahead of the Fiesta Bowl. Milton’s mother, Teresa, posted an ...

Numb legs and feet may be caused by sitting in a position that puts too much pressure on the nerves or reduces blood flow. Long-lasting numbness in the legs and feet may indicate an underlying ...

Dealing with nerve pain in your leg can be incredibly frustrating, especially when it strikes out of nowhere. That sharp, ...

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body that extends from the lower back all the way down the back of the leg, explains Rohan Desai, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon with the New York ...

Washington Redskins cornerback Quinton Dunbar has a nerve issue in his lower leg after being hit in the shin during practice last week. Dunbar, who sat out Washington’s 20-17 win over the Dallas ...