You have likely heard of someone complaining of a “pinched nerve” when referring to pain experienced in the neck or back that extends into the limbs. …
Q: Which test is better with localization of the lesion?
A: Electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing remains the gold standard in diagnosing focal neuropathi…
You have been working as a physical therapist for years treating all sorts of conditions, but you are looking to specialize and set yourself apart fro…
“I never knew how hard it could be to button a shirt without feeling my fingers.”
As I work with patients experiencing nerve damage, conversations o…
A patient comes to see you with numbness and tingling of the right ring and little fingers. As you are an astute clinician you infer that the patient …
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Although carpal tunnel syndrome affecting the median nerve is designated as the most common entrapment mononeuropathy in the upper extremity, another …
A patient comes to see you with wrist drop. As you are an astute clinician you infer that the patient has a radial nerve injury, but how do you know w…
If you have read many of my articles, you have probably noticed that I like to refer to electrophysiologic testing as “EMG/NCS.” Although this acrony…
