NCV / EMG

In special circumstances, there are patients who exhibit signs and symptoms that are neurological in nature. Radiating paresthesia numbness and tingling, total extremity numbness or carpal tunnel syndrome are all valid reasons why further testing would be warranted. These are just a few of the many reasons a patient should be further tested.

Although MRI by choice is the number one Diagnostic tool to rule-out Disc Bulges and pathology, it still does not give us the function of the Neuro-Anatomy or the extremity/ Peripheral Nerves and/or the underlying Physiology, only structure. That is why we utilize tests such as NCV, or Nerve Conduction Velocity Studies to visualize the Peripheral Nerves and whether they are being compromised. SSEP or Somato-Sensory Evoked Potential Testing is also used for Stenosis