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What is a nerve bundle?

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The neurovascular bundles or nerve bundles, one on the left side of the prostate and one on the right side carry nerves and blood to assist in achieving an erection. If surgery is chosen as the treatment of the cancer, these bundles may or may not be spared.
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What is vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy?

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Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is indicated in adults and children who are not candidates for potentially curative surgical resections. These patients have medically intractable partial seizures. VNS rarely causes complete seizure remission. The degree of control with VNS appears to be similar to the newer anticonvulsants. The vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) is a small disc about the size of a small hockey puck that is surgically implanted under the skin on the chest wall or in the arm pit.
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Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?

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A pinched nerve is rare. It is more likely that an adjacent spinal bone irritates, stretches, rubs, chokes, or chafes the spinal cord or a nerve when you have a subluxation. These subluxations distort the nerve messages sent between the brain and the body. This can produce unhealthy alterations to the organs and tissues connected by the affected nerves.
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Why is the facial nerve important?

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The nerve that controls motion to the face (the facial nerve) runs through the parotid gland. This nerve is important in closing the eyes, wrinkling the nose, and moving the lips. Most often the parotid gland can be removed without permanent damage to the nerve, however, the size and position of the diseased tissue may require that the nerve, or small branches of the nerve, be cut to assure complete removal.
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What is a nerve block?

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In the context of PNE, a nerve block involves injecting a liquid at a precise location near a nerve. For a small nerve like the pudendal that takes slightly different paths in different people, this requires more than just studying a person's body and deciding where to insert the needle, at what angle, and how deep. It requires imaging of some type, such as Xray (fluoroscope) or CT.
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How does nerve interference show up?

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Nerve interference shows up in the form of headaches, radiating pain, numbness, weakness in your arms or legs, and on and on. In light of the fact that every muscle, organ and sensory is controlled by the nervous system it open a lot of possibilities up for some adverse effects if the nervous system is irritated in some way.
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What are Sacral Nerve, Pelvice Floor and Tibial Nerve Stimulators?

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The sacral nerve is a nerve near the end of the spinal cord. This nerve can control the contractions of the bladder. A sacral nerve stimulator is an implanted device which uses a mild electrical impulse to excite the nerve to make the bladder do its job properly. A Pelvic Floor stimulator is an external device using electrical stimulation to the pelvic floor muscle. Stimulation is generally delivered by a vaginal or anal probe connected to an external pulse generator.
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What is a nerve root injection?

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A nerve root injection is done primarily to determine if a specific nerve root is the source of back, buttock and leg pain. The procedure is similar to an epidural injection, where the lower spinal canal is injected. Selective nerve root injections of cortisone and anesthetic can help diagnose as well as treat nerve root inflammation that causes sciatica, a numbness or pain in the leg. This very precise injection can help alleviate leg pain coming from nerve roots in the lower back.
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Q: When will erections return after a nerve-sparing prostatectomy?

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Erections usually begin to return as partial erections 3 to 6 months after surgery and then continue to improve for about 36 months after surgery, as the nerves recover from the trauma of surgery. Despite expert application of the nerve-sparing prostatectomy technique, early recovery of natural erectile function is uncommon. Even when the nerve-sparing surgery is performed with meticulous technique, patients do not recover erectile function as quickly as they do urinary continence.
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What is Pudendal Nerve Entrapment?

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Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE) is a condition causing pain for no apparent reason in the lower central pelvic areas. These are the anal region, perineum, and scrotum and penis or vulva. Pain is worse upon sitting, and less when standing or sitting on a donut cushion or toilet seat. These are the classic PNE symptoms. But there is no one particular pattern that dominates. Pain can be in just one area, several, or all. It can be unilateral or bilateral.
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What Are Nerve Entrapment Syndromes?

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Nerve Entrapment Syndromes are nerve impingement conditions in which nerves or nerve roots are placed under abnormal pressure by soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, or fascia. The abnormal pressure on the nerves or nerve roots creates pain locally or radiating outward, numbness or tingling in the area supplied by the nerve and possibly weakness or twitching of affected muscles.
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What can the Optic Nerve Center do for me?

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A multidisciplinary approach to these tumors enhances patient care. Patients benefit from a coordinated clinical service that is "under one roof". The disciplines that currently participate in the care of these patients include:
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How do I know that I need an epidural or selective nerve block?

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If you have neck pain with arm pain, or if you have back pain with leg pain, you probably have a pinched nerve. This is also called a radiculopathy. In the back it is also called sciatica. These blocks will relieve the pain of a pinched nerve, and allow it to heal more quickly. An MRI will show which type of block is best for you.
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The spine is delicate and abnormal function caused by trauma, emotional tension or chemical toxins can affect the tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. Even though it is commonly associated with spine discomfort, a pinched nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare and research suggests only 10% - 15% of spine-related problems are caused as a direct result of bone on nerve tissue. This result is usually felt as numbness, burning or "pins and needles"-type feelings.
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Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare.
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Many patients consult a chiropractic doctor because they think they have pinched a nerve.Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare.
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What are Nerve Treatments?

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If a baby tooth is infected, Dr. Dave may recommend the procedure of removing the unhealthy part of the nerve in that tooth. The procedure is called a Pulpotomy. Baby teeth respond well to the removal of the infected portion of the nerve while the healthy portion of the nerve is preserved. The decay is removed and medicine is placed over the healthy portion of the nerve.
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Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tension, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. While commonly associated with the spine, a pinched-nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare. Researchers suggest that only 10% to 15% of spine related problems are caused by direct pressure or bone on nerve tissue! This can result in numbness, burning, or a "pins and needles" feeling.
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Even though this expression is commonly used for spinal problems, a pinched nerve (or compression injury) is actually fairly rare. Researchers suggest that only about 10% of spine related problems are caused by direct pressure of a bone on nerve tissue! When it happens this may lead to numbness, burning, or 'pins and needles'. So most people don't actually have a "pinched nerve." Most frequently, their nerves are irritated.
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Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare. Researchers suggest that only 10% to 15% of spine related problems are caused by direct pressure of bone on nerve tissue.
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A pinched nerve is rare. It is more likely that an adjacent spinal bone irritates, stretches, rubs or chafes a nerve. These "subluxations" distort the nerve messages sent between the brain and the body. This can produce unhealthy alterations to the organs and tissues connected by the affected nerves.
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Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional tensions, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. While commonly associated with the spine, the pinched nerve (compressive lesion) is actually rare. Researchers suggest that only 10% to 15% of spine related problems are caused by direct pressure of bone on nerve tissue! This can result in numbness, burning, or a "pins and needle" feeling.
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A pinched nerve is rare. It is more likely that an adjacent spinal bone inflames, stretches, rubs or chafes a nerve. These subluxations misconstrue the nerve messages sent between the brain and the body. This can produce unhealthy alterations to the organs and tissues connected by the affected nerves.
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Pain is usually the reason most patients consult with a Doctor of Chiropractic. Most patients have heard the term “pinched nerve” and, some may even know that it’s associated with pain, numbness, burning, or a “pins and needles” feeling. In truth, the compression lesion or pinched nerve is rare, causing only 10 to 15% of spine-related problems. More often, pain comes from nerve tissues irritated by the rubbing, stretching or scraping of malfunctioning spinal joints.
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