Description of Cyclist Palsy: Cyclist Palsy is an ulnar nerve injury at the wrist that can occur in cyclists, in both road and mountain biking. Palsy means a nerve is being compressed and develops like some hand paralysis. On the little finger side of the wrist, the ulnar nerve runs through a tunnel or canal,…
What is Ulnar nerve Palsy? In the ulnar nerve palsy, the patient can not able to do fine movements and daily routine tasks, muscles become wasting, or atrophied. The ulnar nerve is a major peripheral nerve of the upper limb. It supplies motor and sensory functions to the upper extremity. The ulnar nerve originates from…
Introduction of the Wrist Drop Forearm anatomy Pathophysiology Which are the Causes of Wrist drop? Wrist extension is achieved by muscles in a forearm contracting, pulling on tendons that attach distally to (beyond) a wrist. If the tendons, muscles, or even nerves supplying these muscles are damaged or otherwise not working as they should be,…
Introduction of the Foot Drop Pathophysiology Causes of the foot drop Foot drop is caused by weakness or even paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting a front part of the foot. It usually happens when there is a problem with the nerves in the lower spine, leg, or foot or the muscles of the…
What is a Median nerve injury? It is the essential peripheral nerve in the upper limb. It passes on the medial side of the arm between the brachialis and the biceps brachii muscles. Most of the muscles in the forearm are supplied by the median nerve. For example, it controls movements like the abduction of…
Description: Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the narrowing tunnel. in this condition, the patient feels tingling, pain, numbness, and weakness in the thumb and the other three fingers except for the little finger. this condition is seen most commonly in women because they have smaller tunnels compared…
When the Pudendal nerve is compressed in Alcock’s canal of the pelvis region is called Alcock canal syndrome also called Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome (PNE). It rarely occurs in which chronic neuropathic pain in the distribution of the pudendal nerve mainly increased in sitting positioned with genital numbness and bladder-bowl incontinence are the major symptoms….
Sciatica pain is caused by the irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body. The sciatic nerve is formed by the joining of the nerves from the spinal cord that run through the lower back, hips and buttock area to the legs. The sciatic nerve is responsible for transmitting signals…
What is Pudendal nerve syndrome ? It is also known as the Pudendal neuralgia & Alcock syndrome. It is an unusual of the condition which is arises from to the compression of to the pudendal nerve (S2) . It is a chronic & severely disabling neuropathic pain syndrome. It is a presents in to the…
What’s piriformis syndrome? Piriformis Syndrome is a condition whereby the sciatic nerve is pressed against the piriformis muscle and can cause pain and numbness in the back and buttocks. The syndrome is mainly characterized by pain in the buttock region and pain that radiates into the lower limb. There can be other symptoms such as…
