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 ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter and her friend went to a concert and had to climb stairs, walking about 2.5 miles in total. After returning home, my daughter had severe pain in both of her feet and was ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a game changer in surgery. UNMH researchers are testing a new drug that makes nerves glow. Dr. Ryan Orosco at UNM Hospital helped co-author the research into the drug.

A popular nerve-testing device is raising concerns among some critics, who say that the potential for profiting from its use may be putting patients at risk. NC-stat, made by small medical device firm ...

Doctors use Spurling tests to assess possible causes of neck pain. A positive result can indicate a pinched nerve. A Spurling test can help a doctor make a quick assessment about the cause of neck ...

Electromyography (EMG) is a diagnostic test that measures how well the muscles respond to the electrical signals emitted to specialized nerve cells called motor nerves. EMG tests are safe and pose ...

Nail biting, stress headaches, sleepless nights or all of the above. Standardized testing — and its side effects — has been part of the U.S. public education system for decades. But lately, the Common ...

California Sports and Rehab is an AANEM-certified neuromuscular diagnostic center based in Los Angeles, California. LOS ...

The U.S. military conducted secret open-air tests of highly lethal nerve agents in Maryland at the Army's Edgewood Arsenal in the 1960s, one of a series of chemical and biological tests across the ...