Category: Journals
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Researchers from Canada have found patients with clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) may not always have their diagnosis confirmed upon electro-diagnostic testing. The results were based upon a review of tests on 252 patients, who were evaluated and then diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Amazingly only 68% of the patients agreed which hand really had carpal tunnel syndrome when their observations…
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The One Essential Mineral For Nerve Growth Researchers have found magnesium supplements have actually aided in regrowing damaged nerve cells. They performed scientific tests where mice were split into three groups and fed low, normal or high-magnesium diets. The mice given food with magnesium supplements displayed marked improvement in neurobehavioral abilities electrophysiological functions enhanced signs of nerve regeneration reduced deposits…
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Are you paying too much for neuropathy screening? Researchers at the University of Michigan found that less expensive, more effective tests are less likely to be used than the costlier ones. Almost one-quarter of patients receiving neuropathy diagnoses undergo high-cost, low-yield MRIs while very few receive low-cost, high-yield glucose tolerance tests, according to the study…