The flow of electrical impulses is directed from the source of the pain along nerve fibers that connect to sensory neurons. Sensory neurons can also support complex movements like picking up utensils, ...

Detroit Tigers reliever Brendan White, who made his MLB debut in 2023, is healthy as he prepares in New York to report to spring training in Florida.

Polyneuropathy is also known as peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral nerves are nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord. They relay information between the central nervous system (CNS ...

A palsy is another name for paralysis in a muscle, sometimes due to compression and damage to the nerve that makes it work. This happens when the radial nerve—a large nerve that runs from the ...

This tends to mostly affect the thumb, index finger and middle finger on the palm side. The radial nerve is more likely to blame if symptoms are in the same ­fingers but on the back of the hand.