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Peripheral Neuropathy - is failure of the nerves to carry information to and from the brain and along the spinal cord. The peripheral nerves relay information from the central nervous system to muscles and other organs, and they get information to the brain and spinal cord from the skin and joints. Peripheral neuropathy occurs when these nerves fail, resulting in loss of sensation, pain, or the inability to control muscles.
Possible treatment: Sympathetic Nerve Block, Spinal Cord Stimulator, Discography, Nucleoplasty, Disectomy, Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection.
Phantom-Limb Pain - is commonly seen in amputees, patients who have lost an arm or leg due to surgery or trauma. In many patients, the phantom sensation fades with time. Some patients, however, will have phantom-limb pain syndrome in which they experience chronic pain. Symptoms include stabbing, squeezing, cramps, shooting, and burning of the phantom limb.
Possible treatment: Peripheral nerve Block, Spinal Cord Stimulator.
Popliteus Tendinitis - is an inflammation in the popliteus tendon, which extends from the outer surface of the bottom of the thighbone (femur) diagonally across the back of the knee to the inner side of the top of the shinbone (tibia). The popliteus tendon prevents the lower leg from twisting outward during running. When running downhill, excessive stress on the tendon can cause it to tear. Pain and soreness develop along the outside of the knee.
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