The sural nerve is located at the back of your lower legs. It starts in your upper calf, stretches down the back of your outer leg, and passes through your ankle, ending in your toe.

Many personal injuries involve damage to one or more of the nerves in the lower extremity. There are many technical medical terms that will arise in litigating injuries to the lower extremity. In ...

Motor-nerve involvement, of sufficient duration and severity, will result in muscular atrophy and weakness. Injection of an anti-inflammatory agent into the area will usually relieve symptoms.

Aims: The aim of the narrative review was to describe and analyze lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in nurses and to identify factors associated with these disorders. The ultimate goal ...

Sciatica is a common type of pain that affects your sciatic nerve, which extends from your lower back through your hips and butt down the back of each leg. Sciatica usually affects only one side ...

Nerve & blood vessel reconstruction — This surgery will restore blood flow and nerve activity after a traumatic injury or blood clot. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) — This technique will help ...

When the sciatic nerve gets irritated, inflamed, pinched or compressed, it can cause pain that starts in the lower back and radiates through the buttock and the back of the thigh.

Diabetes can cause nerve damage and circulation issues. In some cases, this can make a foot or lower leg amputation necessary. However, effective treatment can help prevent this complication. Due ...