ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF SPINAL STENOSIS

Course overview

ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ARE PERFORMED ESPECIALLY IN SPINAL STENOSIS BECAUSE IT HELPS THE CLINICIAN TO EXACTLY LOCALIZE AND RULE OUT OTHER DIFFERENTIALS. THERE ARE TWO MAIN PARTS TO AN ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC STUDY, THEY INCLUDE THE NERVE CONDUCTION STUDY AND THE NEEDLE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY STUDY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH SPINAL STENOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING THIS CONDITION.