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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Among patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy who also had a compressed nerve behind the knee and were in pain despite medical therapies, those who had nerve-decompression surgery had ...

Occasional leg cramps are considered common and usually harmless, especially after physical exertion, dehydration, or ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an active, healthy 67-year-old man. Several months ago, I started having a deep tightness and burning sensation in both lower legs. Nothing I do relieves the pain, including ice, ...

Pain, burning and numbness in your outer thigh are common symptoms of meralgia paresthetica. (Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images) Meralgia paresthetica is a condition that causes numbness, pain, or a ...