UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.

The day before she was due to fly to Cape Town for her grandson's wedding, Shirley Boyle was suddenly struck down with what ...

Whether it's a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly one in four Americans. UC San Francisco's Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D., neurologist and pain ...

When your sciatica is flaring, it's hard to think about anything else. The pain might be so severe, burning, tingling or nagging that it derails your whole day. But a few simple sciatica stretches can ...

DOCTOR. ACHES AND PAINS COME WITH AGING, BUT BACK PAIN, BOY, IT CAN REALLY TAKE YOU DOWN. JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP IS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DOCTOR MAXIM ...

Explore water exercises for sciatica relief; they are gentle on joints and may improve flexibility and lower back pain, and are Ideal for those seeking safe, low-impact workouts.

Data on 49 patients aged 14 to 82 was included in the interim analysis. The patients underwent a total of 67 peripheral nerve procedures, mostly in the upper limb. Most procedures (61.2%) were nerve ...

For decades, suffering from a spinal cord injury meant a very abrupt change in life. This is because there are very few therapies that address damaged "wiring". For those with spinal cord injuries, ...

Epidural steroid injections can deliver an anti-inflammatory steroid into the epidural space around the spinal cord. It is unclear why this might cause pain before relief, but there are many theories, ...

For more than a decade, Carnegie Mellon neuroscientist Aryn Gittis has been unraveling the mystery of how the brain controls movement — research now pointing toward new treatments for Parkinson’s ...

An experimental drug is being tested right now in Chicago at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab is showing promising results.

An innovative made-in-Alberta wound treatment is now easier for Albertans to get their hands on, after medical professionals advocated for it to be funded. A gel called NanoSALV that speeds up the ...