The treatment is done by using a sterile scalpel or dermatome to gently scrape the skin at a 45-degree angle. The top layer of dead skin cells and fine vellus hair, also known as "peach fuzz", is ...

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in your neck. It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising from it become compressed by the cervical vertebrae ...

A shingles rash typically appears in specific areas of the body (dermatomes) that are connected to certain nerves, Lipner explains. Usually, people only experience a shingles rash in one part of ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is an intervention commonly used for managing lumbosacral radicular pain. The goal of the injection is to administer glucocorticoids to the epidural space to ...

US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an order to extend the lock-up period on the Scilex Dividend Stock, previously distributed by Sorrento, to January 31, 2025.

Because the virus travels along the sensory nerves, the skin eruption typically follows imaginary lines called dermatomes, which represent the path of said nerves, said Friedman. High risk areas ...

A dermatome is an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal ...

A steroid injection can help people with pain that starts in the back and spreads to an arm or leg, known as radicular pain. This type of pain often occurs due to a pinched nerve. Spinal ...

A positive Romberg test indicates sensory ataxia. Perform a sensory examination to evaluate each dermatome of the head, neck, and arms (Figure 3). Cervical nerve 1 (C1) has no dermatome.