DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female who is in above average health. I have recently been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia after many trips to the dentist and finding out that my pain wasn’t ...

When your hand starts to tingle or go numb, it’s common to blame carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. CPS can be triggered by repetitive wrist ...

Nerve ablation may ease pain from arthritis, nerve damage, or tumors. Procedures usually occur in hospitals or clinics and take 15 minutes to an hour. Pain relief from nerve ablation can last up to ...

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Arshad Majid receives funding from the National Institute of Health research (NIHR) EME Programme for the TRICEPS trial which is investigating tVNS in stroke recovery. The vagus nerve has quietly ...

Pain that begins in the back or neck and radiates down the arm is often a sign of a pinched or irritated nerve in the spine, doctors say. The discomfort can include numbness, tingling, or weakness in ...

Damage to the vertebral endplates can promote abnormal growth of pain-sensing nerves, increasing pain sensitivity. Researchers reveal that parathyroid hormone (PTH) stimulates bone cells to release ...

In a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Eroboghene Ubogu, M.D., professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology and director of the Division of ...

A newly updated review suggests that there is limited evidence to support the use of cannabis-based medications for chronic neuropathic pain. Investigators analyzed 21 clinical trials involving more ...

Cannabis-based medicines have been widely promoted as a potential answer for people living with chronic nerve pain—but a major new review finds the evidence just isn’t there yet. After analyzing more ...

The below is a summary of a story that originally appeared on the Duke University School of Medicine website. Scientists at Duke University School of Medicine may have found a new way to tackle ...