Abdominal pain represents a frequent presenting symptom in emergency departments, with up to 20% of patient visits involving abdominal and/or flank pain. Recently published studies indicate that ...

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To analyze factors contributing to conservative treatment failure in carpal tunnel syndrome, evaluate surgical approaches for refractory cases, and discuss the comparative ...

The concern with the cervical herniated disk and the popular whiplash injury as a source of pain in the upper extremity may exclude consideration of a more distal origin of such pain. It is the ...

Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China Truncal fascial plane blocks (TFPBs), including erector spinae plane block (ESPB), quadratus lumborum block ...

Obesity is a global health problem that affects many people. In recent years, very promising anti-obesity drugs have been developed. Despite these successes, there are patients who do not respond to ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment happens when there’s pressure on the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve travels from the shoulder to the pinky finger. It can cause symptoms like muscle weakness and numbness. The ...

AN entrapment neuropathy of the ilioinguinal nerve can cause pain and disability that may present serious diagnostic difficulties. The nerve is analogous to an intercostal nerve since it has both ...

1 Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. 2 Pain Management Centre, University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. The deep gluteal space, also known as the subgluteal space, is ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment may also be called bicycler’s neuropathy or Guyon canal syndrome, depending on what part of the body the condition affects. It is the second most common nerve entrapment ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment is an injury to a nerve that runs through the arm into the fingers on the outside of the hand. It commonly occurs at or near the elbow. While ulnar nerve entrapment is usually ...