Axillary nerve injuries affect the nerve that runs from your neck to your shoulder. They commonly happen when the nerve is overstretched. Axillary nerve compression and injury often leads to pain and ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 87, No. 24 (Dec., 1990), pp. 9828-9832 (5 pages) Whether compression nerve injury is due to ischemia, direct ...

The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated with ...

Numbness in your feet can develop due to nerve compression, nerve damage, or poor circulation. Additionally, an underlying condition that affects blood flow—like diabetes or sciatica—can cause ...

Wrist drop is a condition caused by radial nerve palsy, which happens when the radial nerve (a major nerve that travels down your arm) is compressed or injured, according to StatPearls. If you've been ...

Sciatic neuropathy refers to nerve damage to the sciatic nerve. It can cause pain, weakness, and numbness. Damage to the sciatic nerve may occur from injury or trauma, compression of the sciatic nerve ...

Ulnar nerve entrapment is an injury to a nerve that runs through the arm into the fingers on the outside of the hand. It commonly occurs at or near the elbow. While ulnar nerve entrapment is usually ...