Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest ways to improve surgical treatment for a debilitating condition caused by compressed nerves in the neck and shoulder.

Sometimes we get hurt somewhere else and feel the pain in another place. In such a situation, we automatically take painkillers and eat them, but we should not do this. Let us tell you why this is so.

Dear Doctors: I’m having radial nerve problems whenever I use my triceps, like pushing the lawn mower, opening doors or pushing up from the recliner. It’s making my thumb and pointer finger very weak.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86 year old woman in good health, and I run and walk ...

ST. LOUIS -- A specialist recommended injured Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter undergo surgery for a compressed nerve in his shoulder, a procedure the team believes could have their ace back by ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 86 year old woman in good health, and I run and walk regularly. I was having intense pain in the area of my right shoulder as well as down my arm on and off. I sent a note to ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 86-year-old woman in good health, and I run and walk regularly. I was having intense pain in the area of my right shoulder as well as down my arm on and off. I sent a note to ...