What are the Reasons to order Nerve Conduction Studies?
The following are some of the reasons to order NCV studies. • Patients exhibiting neck pain with radiating symptoms. • Patients exhibiting back pain with radiating symptoms. • Pain and/or numbness in extremities i.e. Arms, legs, hands and feet. • Weakness of extremities • Carpal Tunnel • Diabetes • The patient is not responding to the Physicians care as expected. • The patient has specific complaints, which clinical findings do not support. • Negative X-rays, CT scans, or MRI, but continued patient complaints. • The patient has suffered a traumatic injury. • When there is a need to substantiate the effectiveness of care. • When needed to determine severity of injury in Workers Comp or PI. Cases. • To monitor patients with neuropathies. • When needed to substantiate continued care when maximum insurance benefits have been reached.
