This week we are going to discuss a diagnostic test which is often ordered to differentiate between diseases of the nerve and muscle, as well as the nerve itself and the myelin sheath of the nerve. A ...
This week we are going to discuss not an injury but a specific test that is performed to diagnose an injury. That test? The nerve conduction velocity test or NCV/EMG. The nerve conduction velocity ...
Nerve conduction studies show how well the body’s electrical signals travel down your nerves. During a nerve conduction study test, providers apply small electrical shocks to your nerve and record how ...
When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
Dr. Graham conducted a prospective, randomized, blinded study that compared the probability of the presence of CTS after electrodiagnostic testing with the pretest probability of diagnosis using the ...
For people living with chronic inflammatory diseases, the immune system can feel like a switch that is stuck in the ‘on’ ...
Nov. 30 (UPI) --People with persistent ringing in their ears, or tinnitus, are suffering from auditory nerve loss that goes undetected in standard hearing tests, a new U.S. study has found. The ...
A hidden immune stress switch may be driving chemotherapy nerve pain and scientists have found a way to turn it off.
New research reveals exercise may reprogram heart-controlling nerves, giving hope for potentially better treatments for conditions such as irregular rhythms and chest pain.