A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

Does your neck feel stiff once in a while? If you are like most people, then a pain in the neck is not an unusual feeling, occasionally. For after years of supporting a weight equivalent to that of a ...

The phrenic nerve is the nerve that controls your diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that helps you breathe. The diaphragm muscles expand and tighten the lungs to help you draw air into them. The ...

Anyone tempted to pay out a lot of money has a right to expect a lot of anatomy and that is what this DVD contains. Using computerised reconstructions from slice dissections, several views of the head ...

Cervical radiculitis (cervical radiculopathy) happens when something presses up against one of the nerve roots near the top of your spine. This pressure is usually caused by a herniated or worn ...

We think the human body is fully mapped. In reality, anatomy is still incomplete, and shaped by who was studied, and who wasn ...

Symptoms of a pinched nerve in the neck can include neck pain, hand and arm numbness, and shoulder weakness. Treatments like physical therapy and immobilizing the neck can help ease pain and relieve ...

Pain from a pinched nerve in the neck can make people reluctant to exercise. However, movement may help reduce or relieve pain. A person with a pinched nerve in the neck may experience tingling, ...

PINCHED NERVES ARE uncomfortable, no matter where they happen in the body. A pinched nerve in the neck, though, can be downright excruciating. Most everyday movements require you to move your neck, ...