Many people have the misconception that having shaking hands is just another part of getting older. Others are sure it’s the first sign of Parkinson’s disease. Reality is that both of those groups are probably wrong. What could be going on is a nerve disorder known as essential tremor. While it’s not a life-threatening condition, […]
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic motor/nervous system disorder that occurs when the cells that produce dopamine become destroyed or severely damaged. Dopamine is a chemical that sends signals to the brain to control movement. As these cells diminish and the disease progresses, patients gradually lose control of their ability to manage their movements. At Texas […]
It doesn’t matter how you do it — whether a bad fall while water skiing over at Lavon Lake or if you helped your brother move a sofa and bent just the wrong way — a herniated disc can create pain moving forward that can be hard to calm down. Our expert team at Texas […]
Today we do more repetitive work with our fingers than in older times. Tasks such as typing can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition caused by pressure on the median nerve and typified by pain, numbness, weakness, or tingling. One of the options for treatment is surgery. In these outpatient procedures our three Texas […]
At Texas Neurosurgery, we are called on to surgically address many back injuries. Procedures such as microdiscectomies, laminectomies, artificial disc replacements, and others often can point back to an initial back injury as the start of the problem. The reality of modern life, where we spend a lot of time sitting and aren’t as physically […]
Whether playing Stevens Park or Dallas National, golf’s big around here and across Texas. If you play enough, you may have developed a condition colloquially known as “golfer’s elbow.” You can see why people call it that. The clinical term is ulnar nerve entrapment or cubital tunnel syndrome. At Texas Neurosurgery, we can treat golfer’s […]
A brain aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. Although it can only be seen on scans, if you could see an aneurysm it would look like a berry hanging off of a stem. An aneurysm on its own is not a problem, as they are typically small and […]
Life can be a pain in the neck…literally. Humans weren’t meant to be hunched over a computer all day. We weren’t meant for the sedentary lifestyles most of us now lead. Plus, the cartilage in our joints has trouble keeping up with our ever-lengthening lifespans. The seven vertebrae and surrounding muscles that make up our […]
