Experiencing a pinched nerve in your back can be a debilitating condition that affects your daily activities. It occurs when there’s too much pressure applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such ...

A hidden immune stress switch may be driving chemotherapy nerve pain and scientists have found a way to turn it off.

Pudendal nerve entrapment occurs when that nerve is compressed, such as from a tumor. Symptoms include painful bowel movements and groin pain. Some treatments and exercises may help you manage the ...

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare pain syndrome caused by compression of your glossopharyngeal nerve. It leads to episodes of severe pain, usually on one side of the back of your throat and nose.

Cauda equina syndrome (CES) occurs when the nerve roots in the lumbar spine become compressed, cutting off feeling and movement. CES is a rare condition, affecting an estimated 1 in 33,000–100,000 ...

Cervical stenosis (CS) is the medical term for the narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical or “neck” region of the spine. In CS, the upper part of the spinal canal becomes narrowed, compressing ...