The tingling, numbness, and pain of peripheral neuropathy generally stem from nerve damage in your hands and feet. The nerve damage—and the symptoms—generally start in your longest nerves, which is ...

Often, a pinched nerve causes increased tension in the muscles surrounding the nerves, so we want to offload the tension by activating our scapular muscles as both your neck muscles and scapular ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

If you have seizures which can’t be controlled with epilepsy medicines, and you are not able to have epilepsy brain surgery, then vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy may be an option for you. The ...

It was last approved by the Congregation of Indulgences on May 10, 1877. The black scapular shows on the front Our Lady of the Seven Dolors, her heart pierced by seven swords. The back bears the image ...

Visit the homepage for more information. A: A scapular is part of a monk's or nun's habit: a strip of fabric protecting back and front of their habit. A hole is inserted in the middle so that it could ...