Nuroesurgeon Sent Me For A Emg

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is this covered under what in the CFR

[Guest jstacy]

Carpal Tunnel is covered under the neurological conditions. The Median nerve. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-....1.1.5.2.108.71

If you dont mind me asking, What did the results say?

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Carpal Tunnel is covered under the neurological conditions. The Median nerve. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-....1.1.5.2.108.71

If you dont mind me asking, What did the results say?

I have no idea, DOC said when he did the nerve test, I got some good news there is no damage to your nerve root in your spine, but I got some bad news you have CTS in both hands.......I have a appointment with the neurosurgeon on wednesday. I will get a copy of the EMG then. I also had a MRI of my Cspine. I am more interested in the results of that. The pain in my neck is so bad I am really leaning toward surgey right now. We will see what the doc says wednesday.

On a good note my SSDI claim is moving along, I had a telephone interview last tuesday, got a letter yesterday asking for 2005 W2's and a current pay stub. Mailed them back this morning.

[Guest jstacy]

When you get the results of the MRI look closely for something at C6. The Median Nerve innervates at this level. If you have bilattarel Carpal Tunnel You may have a serious problem. Does your thumb go numb after you use it? ALso remember a EMG is only an electrical diagnostic tool that measures how fast the signal travels through the nerves and wether a nerve is damaged. ( Muscle needle test).

The MRI should shed a light on the problem.

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If you have bilattarel Carpal Tunnel You may have a serious problem.

can u expand on this statement?

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JStacy, thanks for that info, I too had been diagnosed with Carpal tunnel last year. I went in and got the shots, but they didnt seem to help. I'm considering the surgery now, but I didn't realize the CTS could be caused by a problem at C6. I had an original claim denied a few years ago, for neck strain, but I have found it in my service records where I was seen a few times for the problem. I beleive they just missed the information in the file. Maybe with the MRI results I can reopen, as I had a Chiropractor tell me that in his opinion, the injury to my cspin, was in the same proximity of time of incidence as my Lumbar issues which are SC'd. Now maybe I can get them to realize this and correct. I thank you so much as I didn't realize that Cy6 was responsible for the Median nerve.

My MRI analysis says c5/c6 there is a samll right paracentral and far lateral disc herniation causing mild thecal sac compression and moderate narrowing of the neural formina. There is probably nerve inmpingement at the level. Mild left sided neural formina narrowing also seen.

C6/C7 level: there is a small left paracentral disc herniation causing moderate narrowing of the left sided neural formina without nerve impingement. There is mild thecal sac compression however.

[Guest jstacy]

can u expand on this statement?

To have bilattarel Carpal Tunnel syndrome there may be a serious problem with your neck. Usually one side of the nerves get pinched by a Herniated disk but if it is bilattarel then both sides of a nerve root left and right may be as well be effected.