- Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a nerve condition of the extremities causing numbness, tingling, and pain.
- Migraine headache (adult)
Migraines are a common type of headache that can cause severe pain, aura or flashes in vision, and tingling.
- Cervical (neck) spinal stenosis
Cervical spinal stenosis is a spinal condition causing pain, weakness, or numbness in the arms, legs, or neck.
- Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the nervous system causing difficulties with balance, speech, and movement.
- Porphyria
Porphyria is a condition that can affect the nerves and skin, making the skin extremely sensitive to sunlight.
- Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread through tick bites; symptoms include rash, fever chills, and more.
- Epilepsy (simple partial seizures)
During simple partial epileptic seizures, people remain fully conscious, able to respond to external stimuli.
- Cervical (neck) spondylosis
Cervical spondylosis is arthritis of the neck pain and stiffness the neck, shoulder, arm, or chest.
- Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis)
Giant cell arteritis is a blood vessel condition causing headaches located near temples and flu like symptoms.
- Cervical (neck) herniated disk
A cervical herniated disc is a spinal condition causing and pain or numbness in the neck, shoulder, and arm.
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
Osteomyelitis is an infection of a bone that causes pain, swelling, and redness.
- Pinched nerve or stinger
A pinched nerve in the neck can cause pain that radiates into the shoulder and arm.
- Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease and causes fever, joint pain, abdominal pain, rash, and more.
- Stroke
A stroke occurs when blood and oxygen to the brain are cut off, and causes numbness, confusion, and more.
- Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke)
Transient ischemic attacks cause headache, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, and more.
- Whiplash
Whiplash, a severe neck injury, can cause stiffness and pain in the neck, headache, dizziness, and more.
- Aortic stenosis
Aortic stenosis is a condition of the heart causing shortness of breath, dizziness, or chest pain.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis affects the nervous system and causes muscle weakness and brain dysfunction.
- Phlebitis
Phlebitis means inflammation of the veins, and can cause redness, itching, irritation, pain, and swelling.
- Epilepsy (complex partial seizures)
During complex partial seizures, people lose consciousness briefly.
- Wernicke syndrome
Wernicke's encephalopathy can cause confusion, lack of muscle coordination, and vision problems.
- Tourette syndrome
Tourette's syndrome is a nervous system disorder that causes involuntary movements or sounds called tics.
- Chemical burns
A chemical burn can cause symptoms ranging from burning and blisters to pain and shortness of breath.
- Burn (heat or fire)
Burns caused by heat are called thermal burns and can cause pain swelling, skin changes, blisters and more.
- Chagas disease
Chagas disease is caused by a tropical parasite and can cause fever, ill feeling, and swelling around the eye.
- Lead poisoning
Lead poisoning causes sudden pain on either side of the lower back, urinary issues, nausea, fever, and chills.
