Following a peripheral nerve injury, macrophages infiltrate and accumulate at two distinct areas of the peripheral nerve projection; the peripheral ganglia and the distal axotomized nerve segment. It ...

Jon P. Niemi 1, Jane A. Lindborg 1, Madeline A. Howarth 1,2, Kevin W. Liu 1, Deepti Mahajan 1, Christian Z. Moore 1, Richard E. Zigmond 1, Neuroinflammation accompanies neural trauma and most ...

Medical conditions that affect sensory nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are known as sensory neuronopathies. These conditions, which are extremely painful, include shingles and can be caused ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego are coming to the rescue of people with terrible pain in one part of their body. They're using a stimulator that goes directly on the dorsal root ...

People with treatment-resistant back pain may get significant and lasting relief with dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation therapy, an innovative treatment that short-circuits pain, a new study ...

The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

Postsurgical nerve damage can occur for various reasons, including misdiagnosis, surgical error, and scar tissue formation. Common signs of postoperative nerve damage include tingling, numbness, ...