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1). Peroneal Neuropathy: Waiting for the Other Foot to Drop
A "foot-drop" is a medical term which--thankfully--does not mean that the foot suddenly disconnects from the leg. Rather, it means that when the leg is lifted from the ground, the foot droops downward at the ankle. The muscles that are supposed to prop up the foot have become so weakened that they cannot overcome gravity's downward pull. When people with this problem try to walk, they have to either hike the leg higher to clear their drooping toes or else risk tripping over them.
Article tags: peroneal, nerve, neuropathy, polyneuropathy, fibular tunnel, entrapment, pinch, foot drop, palsy
2). Polyneuropathy: A Disease of the Longest Nerve-Fibers
The peripheral nerves are bundles containing many individual nerve-fibers, and are similar to telephone cables carrying many individual wires. There are two basic types of nerve-fibers--motor and sensory. The motor fibers carry electrical impulses outward from the spinal cord to the muscles, causing them to contract. The sensory fibers carry electrical impulses inward from the skin, joints and other structures to the spinal cord, providing the nervous system with inputs, among others, concerning the senses of touch, pain and temperature.
Article tags: polyneuropathy, alcoholic, diabetic, genetic, inherited, guillain barre, inflammatory, thiamine, vitamin, b1, carpal tunnel, median, peroneal, neuropathy
3). Ulnar Neuropathy: Sane Treatment of a Crazy Bone
Do you remember what it felt like when you banged your elbow on a hard surface and it sent shocks through your forearm and into your little finger? Not too pleasant, to be sure. But on the plus side, the unpleasantness was merely temporary and, for the time being, you remembered not to do that again.
The part of the nervous system responsible for this annoying symptom is the ulnar nerve, a peripheral nerve-bundle whose individual nerve-fibers originate in the spinal cord where it passes through the neck.
Article tags: ulnar, nerve, neuropathy, elbow, diabetes, alcoholism, nerve conduction, polyneuropathy, anterior transposition, numb, weak, hand, pinched nerve