Electromyography (EMG): What Is It, and Does It Hurt? What do an EMG and a Stephen King novel have in common? And what does either have to do with your brother-in-law? Read on...Keywords:
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Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD, cervical, root, radiculopathy, pinched nerve, disk, herniated, slipped, spur, numbness, weakness, reflex, mri, myelogram Cervical Radiculopathy: Treating a Pinched Nerve in the Neck There are numerous treatments for a pinched spinal nerve in the neck. However, rigorous evidence of their benefit is scant.Keywords:
Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD, cervical spine, spinal nerve, radiculopathy, cervical spondylosis, herniated disc, spinal surgery, cloward, collar, physical therapy, physiotherapy, traction, spinal injection What is Sciatica Sciatica is not a specific disease, instead it is a condition characteristic of several different disease. Simply put it is a mild to intense pain in the left or right leg. Sciatica is caused by a compression of one or more of the five sets of nerve roots in the lower back. These compressions are typically caused by a disc rupture or bone spur in the lumbar spine. It causes pain, numbness, tingliKeywords:
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