The peroneal is one of the major nerves in your leg, and the most common injury symptom is weakness when raising your toes. Treating it depends on the underlying cause, but it can include ...

The other animals did not score higher than one on the scale. "While not a perfectly normal score of locomotion, the treatments did allow the rats to step forward and put weight on their hind legs," ...

You know the feeling all too well. After sitting for a period of time, you go to get up and you feel a deep, boring, aching sensation in the front of your thigh that extends to your knee. Sometimes ...

A simple 10-second balance test reveals much about your health. Standing on one leg engages your brain, nerves, muscles, and ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I get a sensation in my legs at times that is difficult to describe. It is a shakiness, an unsteadiness and a severe tensing or contracting of my leg muscles, so that sometimes it feels ...

Dr. Chisholm answers the question: 'What Is A Straight-Leg-Raising Test?' — -- Question: What Is A Straight-Leg-Raising Test And What Is It Used For? Answer: A straight-leg-raise test is a test ...

Numb legs and feet may be caused by sitting in a position that puts too much pressure on the nerves or reduces blood flow. Long-lasting numbness in the legs and feet may indicate an underlying ...

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body that extends from the lower back all the way down the back of the leg, explains Rohan Desai, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon with the New York ...

UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton had a nerve test on his injured leg and has been strong enough to attend the Knights’ football practices ahead of the Fiesta Bowl. Milton’s mother, Teresa, posted an ...