Doctors at Vanderbilt Health have successfully used a fluorescent imaging agent called bevonescein to protect vital nerves ...

In some cases, a pinched nerve in the upper back can cause chest pain. However, upper back pinched nerves are less common than those that occur in the neck or lower back. Pinched nerves can cause pain ...

Surgeons say a fluorescent agent could reduce nerve damage during complex procedures affecting speech and swallowing.

Last summer Len Barchanowicz, 45, experienced sharp pangs in his neck that felt like a pinched nerve. After about a week, his symptoms intensified and he experienced chest pain and trouble breathing ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman. Last September I had severe pain in my right hand. The pain was so bad that I had to go to the emergency room, where they did an MRI. Results showed I have ...

Doctors use Spurling tests to assess possible causes of neck pain. A positive result can indicate a pinched nerve. A Spurling test can help a doctor make a quick assessment about the cause of neck ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been a registered nurse for 55 years. I’m writing in about my 42-year-old son who recently suffered a focal seizure while driving. He has a history of neck pain, possibly caused ...

Persistent neck and shoulder pain might stem from your gallbladder, not just muscles. Dr. Eric Berg reveals how poor diet thickens bile, congesting the gallbladder and irritating the phrenic nerve, ...

As an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Len Barchanowicz led an active life and had few health problems. His neck pain was due to an orange-sized tumor. Last summer Len Barchanowicz, 45, ...

Last summer Len Barchanowicz, 45, experienced sharp pangs in his neck that felt like a pinched nerve. After about a week, his symptoms intensified and he experienced chest pain and trouble breathing ...