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Your peripheral nerves are the ones outside your brain and...
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Your peripheral nerves are the ones outside your brain and spinal cord. Like static on a telephone line, peripheral nerve disorders distort or interrupt the messages between the brain and the rest of the body. There are more than 100 kinds of peripheral nerve disorders. They can affect one nerve or many nerves.
Peripheral nerves transmit information between the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and every other part of the body, which not only generates sensations of touch or temperature, but also creates movement and controls coordination.
A support group usually focuses on a specific situation or condition, such as peripheral neuropathy. Support groups may be formed by a lay person with the condition or by someone interested in it, such as a family member, or a healthcare professional. Some groups are educational and structured.
EMG (electromyography) tests nerve and muscle function. It evaluates symptoms such as numbness, tingling, nerve pain and weakness, and is used to diagnose several conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, pinched nerves, radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy and muscle disorders.
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Up to 20 million Americans have peripheral neuropathy, a painful condition caused by damage to your peripheral nervous system. It causes various symptoms, ranging from severe pain and muscle weakness to numbness and lost coordination, which can severely impact your quality of life.
