Pf-NCS testing is an advanced, pain free procedure that can effectively locate the source of pain. This permits successful pain management.

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Who Benefits from pf-
NCS Testing?
Pf-NCS testing is an advanced, pain free
procedure that can effectively locate the
source of pain. This permits successful pain
management.
Physicians treating patients suffering from
acute or chronic pain usually have a difficult
time determining which nerve is the source of
pain. Patients may not able to determine the
exact location or source of their pain. Even
EMG (Electrical Muscle Graph) and NCV (Nerve
Conduction Velocity) tests are guided by the
physical examination and therefore have
limitations when it comes to accurately
detecting the nerve that causes pain. The
novel PF-NCS testing or pain fiber nerve
conduction study offers a solution to this. A
non-invasive, highly objective and pain free
neuro-diagnostic test, it can help locate,
identify and quantify the pain caused by any
nerve root lesion.
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Are You a Candidate for PF-NCS testing?
Not everyone is a candidate for pain fiber
nerve conduction study. The need for a pf-NCS
test is supported by following indications with
symptoms such as pain, numbness and/or
tingling:
- Radiating symptoms following trauma
- Symptoms not resolved by conservative care
- Radiation aggravated by motion or position
- Axial symptoms that are more than two
months old
- Symptoms with associated weakness
In such cases, PF-NCS testing can help
determine the distribution of sensory
dysfunction, measure the extent of sensory
abnormality, determine the progression or
rate of recovery, help in the prognosis of
sensory complaints, and so on. This test is
offers a greater rate of success in the early
detection of radiculopathy and neuropathy
when compared to NCV, EMG and SSEP
(Somatosensory Evoked Potentials).
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Benefits of Pain Fiber Nerve Conduction
Study
• Effectively locates the source of pain:
Studies reveal that patients have difficulty
locating the pain point, especially in the
case of neck and back pain. This is because
when pain increases, the sensitivity of the
nerves that transmit the pain signals
decreases. Patients usually end up pointing
out the wrong nerve as the source of their
pain. This can lead to wrong diagnosis and
wrong treatment, worsening the pain and
eventually resulting in the need for
expensive surgery. The PF-NCS test works
with three electrodes to help localize the
pain.
• Detects the severity of pain:
Quantifying the damage caused to nerve
can help physician customize the
treatment. Pain fiber nerve conduction
study can effectively single out the
damaged nerve and quantify the lesion
numerically ranging from slight to severe.
This can be very helpful in spinal nerve
root diagnosis. NCS tests have the
capability to measure all the major
peripheral nerves with 95% sensitivity.
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• Allows early detection of
radiculopathy and neuropathy: Pain
fiber nerve conduction study works better
than SSEP and NCV when it comes to the
early detection of radiculopathy and
neuropathy. EMG relies heavily on nerve
demyelination/degeneration and it can take
up to a month to detect these ailments. On
the other hand, the pf-NCS test can
effectively identify such nerve-related
issues in advance.
To know if you are the right candidate for pf-
NCS testing, consult a licensed pain
management specialist at a multi-specialty
healthcare center.
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