Nerve Supply Of Upper Limb/The nerves of the upper limb arise from a network called the brachial plexus, which originates in the neck from anterior divisions of the spinal nerves C5-T1. The brachial plexus is divided into five sections: roots, trunks, Read More …
Category: Musculoskeletal System
Entrapted Ulnar Nerve – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Entrapted Ulnar Nerve/Ulnar nerve entrapment is a condition where the ulnar nerve becomes physically trapped or pinched, resulting in pain, numbness, or weakness, primarily affecting the little finger and ring finger of the hand. Entrapment may occur at any point from the spine at cervical vertebra C7 to Read More …
What Is Ulnar Nerve Entrapment? – Symptoms, Treatment
What Is Ulnar Nerve Entrapment?/Ulnar nerve entrapment is a condition where the ulnar nerve becomes physically trapped or pinched, resulting in pain, numbness, or weakness, primarily affecting the little finger and ring finger of the hand. Entrapment may occur at any point from the spine at Read More …
Ulnar Nerve Entrapment – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Ulnar nerve entrapment is a condition where the ulnar nerve becomes physically trapped or pinched, resulting in pain, numbness, or weakness, primarily affecting the little finger and ring finger of the hand. Entrapment may occur at any point from the spine at cervical vertebra C7 to the wrist; the Read More …
Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction/Ulnar Nerve Palsy can result in loss of sensory and motor function. This can occur after injury to any portion of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is the terminal branch of the medial cord (C8, T1). The ulnar nerve innervates Read More …
Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy/Ulnar Nerve Palsy can result in loss of sensory and motor function. This can occur after injury to any portion of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is the terminal branch of the medial cord (C8, T1). The ulnar nerve innervates Read More …
Ulnar Nerve Paralysis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Ulnar Nerve Paralysis/Ulnar Nerve Palsy can result in loss of sensory and motor function. This can occur after injury to any portion of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is the terminal branch of the medial cord (C8, T1). The ulnar nerve innervates Read More …
Ulnar Nerve Palsy – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Ulnar Nerve Palsy can result in loss of sensory and motor function. This can occur after injury to any portion of the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve is the terminal branch of the medial cord (C8, T1). The ulnar nerve innervates the flexor Read More …
What Is Bone Marrow Transplant? – Indications, Procedure
What Is Bone Marrow Transplant?/Bone Marrow Transplant (hematopoietic stem cell transplant) (HPSCT) involves the administration of healthy hematopoietic stem cells in patients with dysfunctional or depleted bone marrow. This helps to augment bone marrow function and allows, depending on the Read More …
Gastrocnemius Muscle Tear – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Gastrocnemius Muscle Tear consists of 2 heads. The medial head originates from the posterior medial femoral condyle while the lateral head arises from the posterior lateral femoral condyle. The gastrocnemius muscle is vulnerable to injury because it crosses 3 joints: Read More …
Deep Tendon Reflexes – Test , Diagnosis, Procedure
The deep tendon reflexes (DTR) particularly the tricep, patellar, and the Achilles reflex, were initially described by Wilhelm Heinrich Erb and Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal in adjacent articles simultaneously published in 1875, in the German Archives for Psychiatry and Nervous Read More …
Peroneal Tendon Disorders – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Peroneal tendon disorders are a cause of hindfoot and lateral foot pain. There are three primary disorders of the tendons; peroneal tendonitis, peroneal subluxation, and peroneal tendon tears; these conditions are a cause of lateral ankle pain and may lead Read More …