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My husband has severe back pain and had an mri done which shows nothing wrong. why is pain mgmt sending him for nerve testing and what is happening?
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Guessing that: Doctor is evaluating peripheral sciatica or a pyriformis syndrome and could tie together the diagnosis
Answered 7/15/2014
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EMG/NCS: can be very helpful in determining issues that may still be from the spine if MRI is not that conclusive. Also it could be a peripheral nerve injury or neuropathy that could cause his pain and the EMG will be helpful in determining this.
Answered 7/15/2014
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