What is Steppage Gait? Steppage gait is a type of abnormal gait or walking pattern that is characterized by an exaggerated lifting of the foot and toes during the swing phase of walking. It is also known as drop foot gait or foot drop gait. During normal walking, the foot is lifted and the toes…
Introduction What is the Pinches nerve? What is the cervical spine? Whom does a Pinched nerve in the neck affect? How common is a Pinched nerve in the neck? What are the signs and symptoms of a Pinched nerve in the neck (cervical radiculopathy)? The nerves that connect to your cervical spine (neck) extend out…
Overview: Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a neurological disorder. It is characterized by the rapid onset of severe pain in the upper extremity. This syndrome’s acute phase is for a few hours to a few weeks and muscle wasting and weakness (amyotrophy) are present in the affected areas. This involves mostly the brachial plexus, the bunch…
Introduction What are the symptoms of a pinched nerve in the low back? Additionally, you may experience: Sciatica Sciatica causes sharp pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness that may happen in the following areas: What might cause a pinched nerve in the low back? Other possible causes of a pinched nerve in the lower back involve:…
Sciatica pinched nerve pain means compression of the sciatic nerve along its course from its origin to the back of the thigh. sciatic nerve pinched due to various reasons such as muscle tightness, disc prolapse, spondylosis, etc. What Is Sciatica pinched nerve pain? Certain risk factors may improve the likelihood of developing sciatica, including: Symptoms…
Suprascapular nerve palsy is a condition in which injury or compression of suprascapular nerve leads to the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus muscles. The suprascapular nerve is a mixed nerve (Motor and sensory) of the upper limb. Suprascapular nerve injury gives clinical significance to shoulder pain and upper limb weakness due to its own role. The suprascapular…
Symptoms of the pinched nerve in the upper back The symptoms of a pinched nerve in the upper back can differ, but they often include: Causes of the pinched nerve in the upper back The most common causes of damage to a nerve in the upper back involve: Bone spurs Herniated disk Diagnosis of a…
The pain from a pinched nerve in the hip can be serious. You may have pain when you move, or you may walk with a shuffle. The pain can feel such as an ache, or it may burn or tingle. You may have numbness that can spread down your leg. A pinched nerve happens when…
What is Triangular Interval Syndrome? The triangular interval (also known as the lateral triangular space, lower triangular space, & triceps hiatus) is a gap found in the axilla. It is one of the three intermuscular spaces formed in the axillary space. The other two spaces are quadrilateral space & triangular space. Triangular Interval Syndrome (TIS)…
What is Superior rectus palsy? Superior rectus palsy is a disorder associated with dysfunction of the cranial nerve 3rd (oculomotor nerve), which is responsible for causing contraction of the superior rectus muscle’s to perform the primary action of elevating the eye, causing the cornea to roll superiorly (i.e., turn upward). The inability of an eye…
