One of the more common causes of intercostal neuralgia is tissue and nerve irritation after a thoracotomy. Thoracotomies are surgical interventions in which a surgeon opens a person’s chest ...

The posterior communicating artery is located in the back of the head at the back end of the circle of Willis. The circle of Willis is a band of arteries at the base of the brain that connects the ...

If you've had an ultrasound, you may have learned that there's fluid in your cul-de-sac area, which is behind the vagina. A small amount of clear fluid in the cul-de-sac is normal, but pus, blood, and ...

All contracting tissues are excised. Usually, the first dorsal interosseous muscle and a part of the palmar fascia are involved. Opposition and the proper V relation of the first two metacarpal ...

Global uncertainty could stall New Zealand's economic recovery. Image / 123rf Perhaps the biggest concern for New Zealand in all of this tariff and trade turmoil is simply the hit it delivers to ...

The effects and risks of the use of intravenous thrombolysis between 4.5 and 24 hours after the onset of a posterior circulation ischemic stroke are not well studied. In a trial conducted in China ...

Trigger point injections, epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, nerve ablations and other types of injection-based procedures are available for chronic back pain. These procedures are considered ...

The vagus nerve is a major component of the cardiac neuroaxis, and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a promising application to restore autonomic function under various pathological conditions. VNS has ...