Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The complete syndrome is actually a manifestation of the infection and the body’s immune reaction to it. The pathogen is transmitted from host... Read more »
Compression of the neurovascular structures at the opening into the upper thorax is called thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). There are 3 narrow passageways within the route of the nerves from the brachial... Read more »
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS is aptly named for the scleroses (scars or plaques) that occur as the disease resurfaces in multiple episodes. Read more »
It should first be emphasized that the terms vestibular neuronitis (VN) and acute viral labyrinthitis or epidemic labyrinthitis are not interchangeable. VN is an entity that does not involve the labyrinths at... Read more »
Roughly 10% of Americans will get neck pain at some time in their lives. The causes of neck pain include degenerative processes, compression of neural structures, inflammatory, infection, tumors, disruption of resting... Read more »
Any symptoms that center on the head and neck are magnified by the fact that this is the most highly innervated part of the human body. Thus eye pain, ear pain, mouth... Read more »
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is considered a rheumatic disease even though its etiology is undetermined. It is a syndrome characterized by severe pain in the proximal muscle groups, i.e. the neck, shoulder girdle,... Read more »
Neurofibromatosis is a condition that can involve almost any organ system. It can be divided into two major subtypes, neurofibromatosis 1 (NF-1, traditionally known as Von Recklinghausen Disease) and neurofibromatosis 2 (NF-2). A... Read more »
The back derives its stability from what is called a functional spiral unit—2 adjacent vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disk. The term trijoint complex refers to a disk and 2 zygapophyseal joints... Read more »
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a syndrome of disproportionate amount of pain, abnormal function of the sympathetic nervous system, swelling, movement disorder, dystrophy and atrophy that follows an... Read more »