Knee osteoarthritis is projected to affect an estimated 642 million people across the globe by the year 2050, and its huge impact on people’s quality of life makes it a major public health problem, ...

Sciatica can cause knee pain and pain anywhere else along the sciatic nerve, due to compression, damage, or nerve irritation. Treatment includes medications and lifestyle changes. The sciatic nerve ...

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common elective surgeries in the United States, with 680,150 procedures performed in 2014, a number that is projected to increase by 189% to 1.28 ...

Peroneal nerve pain may occur from damage to the peroneal nerve in the leg. People can experience tingling, numbness, weakness, or a change in how they walk. The peroneal nerve, or the common fibular ...

The peroneal is one of the major nerves in your leg, and the most common injury symptom is weakness when raising your toes. Treating it depends on the underlying cause, but it can include ...

Kosaku Aoyagi, PT, Ph.D. (right), an assistant professor of physical therapy and movement sciences in the College of Health Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, and his team are exploring ...

Feeling from your knee down is relayed to your brain by the tibial nerve. This nerve is also responsible for sending messages from your brain down to your lower leg. The tibial nerve stems from your ...

Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve flexing that most difficult of joints: the knee. But pain in the knee can significantly hinder ...