Dr. Justin Grant, DO, a fellowship-trained sports medicine provider at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics(CAO), is certified in nerve conduction study (NCS) and needle electromyography (EMG). NCS evaluates ...

SAN DIEGO — The use of electromyograms and nerve conduction studies are essential to excluding alternative diagnoses and confirming muscle disease when evaluating patients with suspected myopathic ...

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 ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) affects the peripheral nerves. Tests to diagnose this condition include nerve conduction studies, electromyography, and sometimes an MRI. CIDP ...

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 ...

Our division evaluates and treats patients weekly at the Neuromuscular Disease Outpatient Clinic located at The Kirklin Clinic, which provides convenient access to the diagnostic and therapeutic ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a disease that is usually seen in babies and children. It makes their muscles weak and hard to move. It's a rare illness that is passed down in families. SMA isn’t the only ...

Do you spend your days using a computer, sorting mail, or assembling small parts? Do you experience numbness in your hands at night or during certain activities? You may be at risk for, or already ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...