Seward took a key role in passage of the 13thth Amendment, according to historian Michael Vorenberg: âBesides Ashley and Lincoln, the most diligent manager of the amendment was secretary of State William Henry Seward.
Nerve compression syndrome or compression neuropathy, also known as entrapment neuropathy, is a medical condition caused by direct pressure on a single nerve.It is known colloquially as a trapped nerve, though this may also refer to nerve root compression (by a herniated disc, for example).n some cases, surgery may help to relieve the pressure on the nerve, but this does not always relieve all the symptoms. Nerve injury by a single episode of physical trauma is in one sense a compression neuropathy, but is not usually included under this heading.
An EMG assess the electrical activity of a nerve root and is sometimes recommended for patients with back pain. After three weeks of pressure on a nerve root, the muscle the nerve goes to will begin to spontaneously contract. Compression of a nerve will also slow electrical conduction along that nerve. EMGâs are also sometimes useful to distinguish nerve degeneration (neuropathy) from nerve root compression (radiculopathy). The test involves placing small needles into the muscles, so there is some discomfort for the patient.