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 ...

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 ...

Doctors may use a range of tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), including blood tests, nerve conduction tests, and imaging tests. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the voluntary ...

Neurodynamic testing assesses the mechanical and physiological behaviour of peripheral nerves by applying controlled tension or movement along neural pathways. Originating from neurophysiological and ...

The Tinel sign test dates back to 1915 and is used to check for nerve problems called neuropathies. Experts disagree about how well the test works. The Tinel sign is the result of a simple, ...

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 ...

Locating the source of nerve pain can be like chasing a ghost. That’s because nerve signals from the pain source frequently transmit the wrong location to the brain. Now, doctors are finding a way to ...

To investigate small nerve fibre damage and inflammation at the level of the sub-basal nerve plexus (SNP) of severe obese patients and compare the results with those of healthy subjects. This ...

Hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR) is a rare condition that may cause polyneuropathy (nerve damage). If you have a family history or symptoms, your doctor may order tests to check ...

Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, combined flexible electronics ...

Researchers are working to develop a blood test that could determine whether people with a specific genetic disorder have developed cancer. People with the inherited condition Neurofibromatosis type 1 ...