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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome has changed from previous extensile incisions under general anesthesia.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — British investigators found that a 10-point carpal tunnel syndrome scoring system they developed correlated well with nerve conduction study findings, suggesting that using the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has emerged as a pivotal non‐invasive method for evaluating the microstructural integrity of peripheral nerves, particularly in the context of carpal tunnel syndrome ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a nerve-related condition that causes pain and numbness in the wrists and hands. It affects three times as many women as men, according to the National Institute of ...

A brief questionnaire has been developed to help doctors screen for carpal tunnel syndrome . Because of the high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome, and because there are many other conditions with ...