Treating the Pain: Providence Helps You Understand Nerve Disorders

May 18, 2009

WHAT: Carpal Tunnel and Other Nerve Disorders
A Providence Brain Institute neurologist discusses nerve disorders that leave parts of your body with a tingling or burning sensation.

WHEN/WHERE: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, June 25
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Souther Auditorium
9205 S.W. Barnes Road, Portland

DETAILS: From carpal tunnel syndrome triggered by repetitive use to the tingling and burning sensation people with diabetes often feel, more than 20 million Americans suffer from peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms of this nerve disorder often start gradually, and worsen over time.

Join us as David Wilkinson, M.D., neuromuscular neurology specialist with Providence Brain Institute, speaks about early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral nerve disorders.

This presentation is free, but registration is requested. Please register online at www.providence.org/classes or by calling the Providence Resource Line, 503-574-6595.