Nerve Conduction Testing
Nerve Conduction Tests are ordered to learn more about the health of peripheral nerves(The peripheral nervous system resides or extends outside the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and spinal cord, to serve the limbs and organs. Unlike the central nervous system, the PNS is not protected by bone, leaving it exposed to toxinss and mechanical injuries). Nerve conduction velocity testing measures the speed of conduction of impulses through a nerve. This test is used to diagnose nerve damage or dysfunction. These tests can establish if a nerve is compressed, and give a numeric value to how severely it is compressed and often where it is compressed. The test can last anywhere from a half an hour to an hour.
