How Do you Define a Migraine? Migraine headaches are intense or severe and often have accompanying symptoms in addition to head pain. Symptoms associated with a migraine headache include: nausea pain behind one eye or ear pain in the temples seeing spots or flashing lights sensitivity to light and/or sound temporary vision loss vomiting Did …
If you’re struggling from weakness or tingling in your hand or forearm, you could be suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The best way to find out if you have this malady is to contact a physician if the symptoms persist. Carpal tunnel syndrome usually starts gradually with numbness or tingling in your thumb, index and …
In simple medical terms, repetitive strain injury (RSI) is defined as a cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) stemming from prolonged repetitive, forceful, or awkward hand movements. The result is damage to muscles, tendons, and nerves of the neck, shoulder, forearm, and hand, which can cause pain, weakness, numbness, or impairment of motor control. You may wonder …
We are asked quite a bit whether we will see patients from St. Louis for migraine surgery, or if we’ll see out-of-town patients as well. Of course we do! Anyone may be able to achieve significant and lasting relief no matter where they call home! We have helped patients from all across the United States, …
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Do you suffer from headaches? You probably do if you’re reading this. Right now, there are 180 different kinds of headaches defined. Almost everyone gets headaches from time to time. If they are chronic, daily or even continual, you may be suffering from migraines. There are at least 30 million US citizens currently suffering from …
If you’ve been diagnosed with a repetitive strain injury, you probably have something like carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis or “dorsal wrist syndrome.” Millions of Americans suffer these maladies, but each person’s cause can be different. Any job has different requirements that may cause repetitive stress to a different part of the body that may not …
Last week we talked about some symptoms of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, so this month we wanted to discuss a few causes. These activities and conditions can all lead to Thoracic outlet syndrome, which occurs when the thoracic outlet becomes narrowed and compresses the nerves and blood vessels. An Extra Rib Some people are born with …
Thoracic outlet syndrome refers to a group of conditions that develop when the blood vessels or nerves in the thoracic outlet become compressed. The thoracic outlet is the narrow space between your collarbone and first rib. Blood vessels, nerves, and muscles that extend from the back to the arms pass through this area. If the …
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Meralgia Paresthetica is a constellation of symptoms caused by a compression neuropathy (pinched nerve) of the Lateral Femoral Nerve (LFN). The LFN arises from the second and third lumbar spinal levels (L2,L3). As the LFN travels from the spine to the thigh region, the nerve can be pinched at the anterior pelvic tunnel. This tunnel …
Carpal tunnel syndrome is numbness, tingling,weakness, and other problems in your hand because of pressure on the median nerve in your wrist. The median nerve and several tendons run from your forearm to your hand through a small space in your wrist called the carpal tunnel . The median nerve controls movement and feeling in your thumb and first three fingers (not your little …
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