Wasting of muscle tissue can also occur with malnutrition and various nerve or muscle-related health conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, or spinal muscular ...

Major pelvic surgery, diabetes and other illnesses can also damage nerves that control the bladder. Several muscles and nerves must work together for your bladder to hold urine until you are ready to ...

Review of the literature on relevant injection procedure found that injury to the sciatic nerve is associated with use of the dorsogluteal site for injection, because the sciatic nerve commonly ...

These muscle twitches are often related to problems with the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord. They may damage the nerves connected to your muscles, leading to twitching.

The other part of cranial nerve VIII, called the vestibular nerve, helps with balance. Problems with the cochlear nerve may result from inflammation, infection, injury, or a tumor (acoustic neuroma).

Now, she said her brother is OK but has a long journey of healing ahead. “He has some potential nerve damage in his left hand and they’re waiting to see if his feeling is going to come back or ...

Each person has 12 cranial nerves, which exist as symmetrical pairs. (However, they’re typically referred to as a single nerve.) They arise from the back of the brain and wrap forward throughout your ...

including cerebral vascular accident (CVA), spinal cord injury, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and prolonged stays in an intensive care unit (ICU) secondary to disuse atrophy and pharmacologic ...

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Muscle & Nerve shows that full-spectrum cannabidiol (CBD ... making muscle fibers susceptible to contraction-induced membrane damage”, states the ...