Redefine Healthcare offers nerve conduction studies to help diagnose a variety of conditions and help determine the best course of treatment. What is a nerve conduction study? A nerve conduction study, or NCS, is a procedure that measures the speed with which electrical impulses move through specific nerves. During this test, your physician will attach…
If you could visualize your nervous system, you would see an incredible branching structure that radiates from the spine and ultimately reaches all the parts of your body. Some of these nerves are long, including the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower spine down into the legs. Sciatica is the name for a painful…
Osteoarthritis is a common condition in which the cartilage between the joints begins to wear away. This allows the bones to rub against each other with less cushioning, resulting in pain, stiffness, swelling, reduced mobility, and in some cases, bone spurs. Osteoarthritis can occur in people of any age, but it is most common in…
Elbow arthritis is a condition that causes pain when someone bends or straightens the elbow. Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common type; osteoarthritis and injuries to the elbow can also cause this kind of pain. Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition in which the joint lining swells, causing a narrowing of the joint space. This disease…