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Cure CTS – Cure Insomnia

Curing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Could Cure Your Insomnia Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can often lead to pain and discomfort when trying to sleep, causing you to lose valuable hours of rest. How Insomnia Impacts Your Employees and Productivity According to Business Week (September ’12 and September 18, 2011), $63.2 billion of value…

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Dorsal First Web Space Pain

Pain Between the Thumb and Index Finger Ache experienced in the first dorsal web space of the hand, i.e. the area between the thumb and the index metacarpal, is not a common complaint. Once arthritis and ulnar nerve entrapment have been excluded the pain occurring in this area may be…

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Another Blow to NC Stat

In the most recent study published by Schmidt et al in Muscle & Nerve 2011, Vol 43, the diagnostic accuracy of the NC-Stat system in 50 patients with unilateral leg symptoms and 25 asymptomatic control subjects was studied. The research was done in a rigorous manor by experienced evaluators at…

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Attention Medical Office Biller New NCS Code

Pre-configured electrode \"NCS\" tests are at best a screening test for high volume HR situations with a revolving door high turnover situation. I have discussed the shortcomings of this testing methodology in the recent past. The new code to be used as of January 1, 2010 is 95905 to distinguish…

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Annotated Bibliography

I have a huge reference list of good articles regarding all aspects of nerve entrapment, in particular carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome. If you are looking for a very specific topic, perhaps you can ask the question and I can give you the answer and provide some appropriate references for…

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