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In addition to unusual or nonspecific neurological symptoms or complicated cross-subspecialty neurological disorders, we treat the below conditions.
Back and Neck Pain
Back and neck injuries are the most common musculoskeletal problems. In fact, 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Pain occurs when the spine, a complex structure of vertebra, disks, the spinal cord, and nerves, is abnormal.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition in which there is compression of an important nerve across the wrist called the “median nerve.” Compression or pressure on this nerve can cause discomfort in the hand, leading to problems with sensation and weakness of the fingers. Patients frequently describe numbness and tingling when they wake up in the morning. Risk factors include female gender, pregnancy, and possibly repetitive hand use. Early diagnosis and treatment may greatly help symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Dizziness, which includes lightheadedness, motion sickness, vertigo and more, has many causes and symptoms, ranging from mild to the very disruptive and serious. Inner ear conditions most often cause dizziness, but reduced blood low to the brain, concussions and other injuries, and certain medications can all cause someone to be dizzy. If the condition interrupts daily life, medical attention is needed.
Headaches are pain or discomfort in your head or face. They can be primary, which means that the headache itself is the main medical problem, or secondary, which is a headache caused by another medical issue.
Memory disorders are a group of disorders that cause dementia and brain function impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, (front part of the brain), Lewy body dementia (visions of objects that are not there).
Numbness and tingling are common symptoms that most often occur in your hands, feet, arms, and legs. It may feel like "pins and needles," like an area of your body is "asleep," or heavy and numb. There are many potential causes of numbness and tingling, most of which are not serious.
