If you’ve ever felt sharp, shooting pain travel from your lower back down into your leg, you’ve likely heard two terms: sciatica and radiculopathy. Most people, including some healthcare providers, use these words interchangeably, but there’s a technical difference that matters for your recovery. The debate of lumbar radiculopathy vs sciatica isn’t just about medical…
Living with epilepsy often feels like waiting for a storm to hit without a weather map. You might feel like seizures happen for no reason at all. However, most people with epilepsy have specific factors that make a seizure much more likely to happen. These factors are seizure triggers. And the good news is that…
Many people get through their day without much trouble, only to find that their feet begin to sting or burn the moment they lie down. This sensation of burning feet at night is a common complaint in neurology clinics. It’s easy to blame a long day of walking or poor circulation, but the truth is…
When most people think of Parkinson’s, they imagine a person with a tremor or shuffling walk. These are called “motor symptoms” because they affect movement. However, Parkinson’s is much more complex than just physical shaking. There’s a whole range of symptoms that occur beneath the surface that don’t involve movement at all. These are known…
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