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Time is valuable to us all, so at the Carpal Tunnel Relief Centers you will have an all inclusive exam with a plan to solve your Carpal Tunnel on your first visit. A nerve conduction study (NCS) can be done in our office the day of your first visit. No needles are required! The nerve conduction test will be explained thoroughly to you. This test is importa
nt to confirm a diagnosis and a plan of action for relief of your pain. Slow nerve conduction is associated with pain, numbness, grip loss and muscle wasting. If the compressed nerve is left unattended, the muscle will
waste away.
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Electromyography (EMG) is a separate entity. EMG is more subjective than nerve conduction study (NCS). There remains a debate about which patients should be subjected to EMG. I really think right now this is an argument more to support the practice of special interest groups than as a practical matter for the benefit of the patient. I believe it is most appropriately used in a setting of patients with atypical sensory or motor dysfunction patterns; i.e. sensory disturbance in association with weakness more likely referable to more than one nerve and in trying to discern nerve entrapment from a ruptured disk in the neck or lower back from peripheral nerve entrapment when symptoms and physical examination alone don't allow that distinction. It is also considered painful by many of the patients who undergo it. This technique involves inserting tiny sterile needles into muscles of the limb being tested (usually performed bilaterally for comparison) while monitoring the response of the muscles on an oscilloscope, as well as monitoring for the audible noise pattern created by the muscle stimulation while stimulating the peripheral nerves. The findings can be used to narrow down and confirm a diagnosis, and it is most useful in patients with other than straightforward nerve entrapment syndromes; i.e. generally not necessary in someone with carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome.