Fibromyalgia

• Signs and Symptoms
• What Causes It?
• What to Expect at Your Provider's Office
• Treatment Options
• Following Up
• Supporting Research

Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints

• Alternative Names
• Information

Numbness and tingling

• Definition
• Alternative Names
• Common Causes
• Home Care
• Call your health care provider if
• What to expect at your health care provider's office
• References

• Remaining in the same seated or standing position for a long time
• Injury to a nerve -- for example, a neck injury may cause you to feel numbness anywhere along your arm or hand, while a low back injury can cause numbness or tingling down the back of your leg
• Pressure on the spinal nerves such as that due to a herniated disk
• Lack of blood supply to an area -- for example, plaque buildup from atherosclerosis in the legs can cause pain, numbness, and tingling while walking (this is called vascular claudication)
• Other medical conditions, including:
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Diabetes
  • Migraines
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Seizures
  • Stroke
  • Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • Underactive thyroid
• Abnormal levels of calcium, potassium, or sodium in your body
• A lack of vitamin B12 or other vitamin
• Certain medications
• Toxic action on nerves, such as that from lead, alcohol, or tobacco
• Radiation therapy

Focal neurological deficits

• Definition
• Alternative Names
• Considerations
• Common Causes
• Home Care
• Call your health care provider if
• What to expect at your health care provider's office

• A specific location -- such as the left face, right face, left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg, even just a small area such as just the tongue
• A specific function -- for example, speech may be affected, but not the ability to write

Syphilitic myelopathy

• Definition
• Alternative Names
• Causes, incidence, and risk factors
• Symptoms
• Signs and tests
• Treatment
• Expectations (prognosis)
• Complications
• Calling your health care provider
• Prevention