Conditions

Brachial plexus injury

A brachial plexus injury is damage to the nerves carrying signals to the shoulder, arm and hand. Find out the causes, types and treatment options.

Brain aneurysms

An aneurysm is a blood-filled bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.

Cauda Equina Syndrome: Patient Information

Cauda equina syndrome is a rare but serious spinal emergency. Learn the warning signs, causes, diagnosis and treatment, and when to seek help urgently.

Cerebral palsy of the upper limb

Cerebral palsy can affect a child's arm and hand. Read about the causes, symptoms, assessment, and non-surgical and surgical treatment options available.

Cervical Radiculopathy

Cervical radiculopathy, or a pinched nerve in the neck, causes pain and numbness in the arm. Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment options.

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) causes overwhelming, persistent tiredness. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options available.

Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP)

Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) is pain that continues, or gets worse, in the area of an operation for longer than the normal healing time, usually taken as at least 3 months. It's a recognised complication of surgery that can affect anyone who has an operation, though how likely you are to develop it depends on the type of surgery and several personal risk factors.

Epilepsy

Find out what epilepsy is, its symptoms, causes and different seizure types, how it's diagnosed, and the treatments available to help manage it.

Facial palsy

Facial palsy is weakness or paralysis of the face, most often caused by Bell's palsy. Learn about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia causes widespread pain, poor sleep and extreme tiredness. Find out about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options here.

Migraine

Migraine causes repeated headache attacks with nausea and light sensitivity. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatments that help.

Morton's neuroma

Morton's neuroma is a painful foot condition affecting a nerve between your toes. Find out about the symptoms, causes and treatment options here.

Movement Disorders

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple Sclerosis MS affects the brain and spinal cord, causing symptoms like fatigue and vision problems.

Neurodegeneration

Neuroinflammation

Neurological Foot and Ankle Disorders

Neuromuscular Disorders

Neuropathy (Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve)

Find out about peripheral neuropathy, nerve damage outside the brain and spinal cord, its symptoms and causes, and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Paresthesia

Paresthesia is a burning, itching, numbing or prickling sensation in any part of your body.

Parkinson's Disease

Find out what Parkinson's disease is, its symptoms and causes, and how Nuffield Health diagnoses and treats this progressive brain condition.

Peripheral nerve compression

You have two nervous systems in your body. Your central nervous system (CNS) includes your brain and spinal cord. Your peripheral nervous system includes all nerves outside these areas.

Pinched nerve (trapped nerve)

Raynaud's syndrome

Raynaud's syndrome makes blood flow to your fingers and toes drop when you get cold or stressed. Learn the symptoms, causes and treatment options.

Sciatica

Sciatica causes pain, numbness or tingling down your leg from your lower back. Find out the causes, treatment options, and when it needs urgent care.

Stroke

A stroke is a serious medical emergency that is caused when a blood vessel supplying blood and oxygen to your brain becomes blocked or ruptures.

Ulnar nerve entrapment

Ulnar nerve entrapment is caused when the surrounding tunnel between the forearm muscles becomes too tight.

Types of conditions or disease