
Diagnostic Testing
Nerve/Muscle Studies
Many complicated conditions prompt the need for diagnostic testing. A Nerve Conduction Study, or NCV, can be completed to determine the health of the nerves just as a Electromyography, or EMG, is used to determine the health of muscles.
Some of the most common symptoms for testing include:
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A determination of nerve irritation or damage is suspected and objective substantiation and documentation is needed.
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Continued non-resolving and unexplainable pain in limb, weakness, disturbance in skin sensation, numbness, tingling, and/or loss of sensation.
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Subjective complaints are evident, objective findings not supportive.
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X-Rays, CT, or MRI are negative, yet neurological symptoms persist.
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Burning, pins and needles feelings in arms and legs.
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No response to therapy, symptoms continue.
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Acute or chronic neck and back pain.
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Walking and balance problems, unsteadiness.
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Difficulty with fine finger and hand movements.
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Non-resolving radicular pain.
Subjective nerve damage associated with a patient’s injury or complaint can be successfully diagnosed with an objective study. Many complicated symptoms require the need for an in-depth and accurate diagnostic examination that only the NCV and EMG test provides.