EMG/NCV Testing
Doing the detective work necessary to trace the source of symptoms related to spinal issues such as a herniated disc – numbness, tingling, cramping, or arm or leg weakness – requires testing nerves and muscles, and that requires advanced technology. In this case the technology is EMG and the NCV neurodiagnostic testing, and we do it here.
More about EMG/NCV Testing
The EMG, which looks like a computer, measures muscle response to nerve stimulation as the patient contracts and relaxes the muscle, and the NCV, which is done with electrodes attached to the skin, measures the speed of electrical impulses zipping along nerves.
The EMG and NCV help us see when spinal nerves are being compressed by disc herniations. They also help in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetes, nerve damage, muscular dystrophy, and Lou Gehrig’s disease, among others. With the NCV, for example, a slower electrical impulse than normal can signify nerve damage because of direct trauma, diabetic or peripheral neuropathy, or a viral infection. Such tests aren’t wholly free of discomfort – with the EMG, needle electrodes are inserted in the body and the muscle may feel sore afterward; with the NCV, the electrical impulses may startle you – but they’re not intensely painful.
The EMG and NCV help us see when spinal nerves are being compressed by disc herniations. They also help in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome, diabetes, nerve damage, muscular dystrophy, and Lou Gehrig’s disease, among others. With the NCV, for example, a slower electrical impulse than normal can signify nerve damage because of direct trauma, diabetic or peripheral neuropathy, or a viral infection. Such tests aren’t wholly free of discomfort – with the EMG, needle electrodes are inserted in the body and the muscle may feel sore afterward; with the NCV, the electrical impulses may startle you – but they’re not intensely painful.
Other treatments we offer include
Subluxation Correction
Flexion-Distraction Therapy
Moist-Heat Therapy
EMG/NCV Testing
Post-Isometric Stretching Therapy
Home-Health Aides
Therapeutic Exercise
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