Phantom limb pain (PLP) and post‐amputation pain present significant challenges that affect the lives of amputees worldwide. PLP is characterised by the perception of pain in a limb that is no longer ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...

Hearing loss, ringing in your ear, unexplained dizziness - many people might think it's just the typical signs of aging. But for some, it can be much more: Acoustic neuromas, although rare, can be ...

Q: This weird thing keeps happening where it feels like the sock in my left shoe has gotten wadded up underneath the ball of my foot. Every time I check, nothing is wrong. Is something wrong? My ...

People with this diagnosis often use the same image of a wrinkled or balled-up sock that you shared with us. It’s caused by a pinched nerve in the foot, typically between the third and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year-old woman who is in relatively good health. My primary exercise is walking my dogs anywhere from 2-5 miles per day. I have two Morton's neuromas in my left foot, and ...

People who have had a limb amputated often experience phantom limb pain and neuromas (painful, scarred nerve endings). Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) surgery can help relieve the pain by ...

Podiatrist Dr. Michael Sherwin watches patients’ feet for common conditions, including bunions and hammer toes, corns and calluses, fungal toenails, pinched nerves on the balls of the feet known as ...