The nervous system, which controls the ability to move of all parts of the body and provides them with sensation abilities, is made up of two main components – the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. “CNS” is composed of the brain as well as the different areas in the spinal cord; the second component – the peripheral nervous system (PNS) includes the nerves that come out of the spinal cord and reach various areas in the body in order to operate the structures there.
The peripheral nervous system is a crucial system and any damage to it can have serious implications, some of which may be irreversible. Prof. Shimon Rochkind, a senior neurosurgeon at the Neurosurgical Center for Excellence at the private Herzliya Medical Center facility, is a world renowned specialist in the field and one of the leading physicians in the world for treatment of conditions that involve the peripheral nervous system.