Your nerves are responsible for carrying messages between your brain, spinal cord, and the rest of your body. They help you feel pain, temperature, touch and movement, while also controlling many important body functions. When nerves become irritated, compressed, damaged, or affected by an underlying health condition, they may not send signals properly. Sometimes the symptoms are mild and easy to ignore, but persistent or worsening changes in sensation or movement deserve att

Your nervous system is like the body's communication network—it carries messages between your brain, spinal cord, muscles, skin and other organs. When these signals are disrupted, the changes may first appear as symptoms that seem minor, such as occasional tingling, unexplained weakness or difficulty maintaining balance. These symptoms do not always mean you have a neurological disorder, but persistent, worsening or sudden changes deserve medical attention. A neurological exa