Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compression neuropathy and it affects nearly 12 million Americans and up to 7% of manual labor workers. More than 500,000 carpal tunnel releases are performed ...

Amniotic fluid volume is evaluated every time an ultrasound is performed on your baby. It's a standard way of checking on your baby's health. Your doctor will also do this test during a biophysical ...

The local research ethics committee approved the study protocol and all patients gave informed written consent prior to their inclusion in the study. 33 consecutive patients who has originally ...

Background Conclusive evidence indicating an effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a common entrapment neuropathy, is lacking. Ultrasound therapy (US therapy) has long been used as one ...

The pain and numbness in Bill Armstrong's wrists built up over two-and-a-half decades, souvenirs of the daily wear and tear of 24 years as a trainer in the U.S. Army. To his relief, the damage only ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Professor Kim Jae-ho of the Department of Neurology at Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital delivered a presentation titled “Transcranial Focused ...

Dear Doctors: I’m having radial nerve problems whenever I use my triceps, like pushing the lawn mower, opening doors or pushing up from the recliner. It’s making my thumb and pointer finger very weak.

The bendable patch consists of a thin elastomer sheet with small “islands” of electrodes and piezoelectric transducers that create ultrasound waves from electricity. UCSD If you want to monitor the ...