Conditions

Meralgia paresthetica refers to a medical condition that causes a person to experience numbness, tingling, and burning pain around the outer area of the thigh. This painful sensation is caused by the nerve that supplies the sensations to the outer area of the thigh being compressed. The condition is typically treated using conservative measures such […]

A cervical radiculopathy can cause symptoms to occur which tend to radiate out and away from the neck. This means that even though the problem is in the spine, the symptoms may also be felt into the shoulder, further along into the arm, and right down into the hand. The symptoms will usually be felt […]

Dysmenorrhea is the term used for menstrual cramps in a clinical and medical sense. These cramps can be painful and incredibly difficult to deal with for anyone who finds themselves affected. The condition can be emotionally draining, just as it is physically draining and there are several symptoms which always seem to come along for […]

Cervical spondylosis, a malady that impacts the cervical spine, typically affects people as they age. This chronic condition impacts the cervical spine – the neck – and involves the degeneration of the bones and cartilage, including the discs and joints. The condition, which is also referred to as cervical osteoarthritis or arthritis of the neck, […]

Peripheral neuropathy is a kind of nerve damage that usually affects the feet and legs of a person, but it can also occasionally affect the hands and the arms. It is a type of neuropathy that is very common, unlike some of the rarer forms. Interestingly, as many as half of all people with diabetes […]

Postherpetic neuralgia is a common complication associated with shingles. The skin and nerve fibers are affected. Even after the rash and blisters disappear, there will still be a burning sensation. Anyone who has had the chickenpox is already capable of getting shingles. The older you get your immune system weakens, which make you capable of […]