Nerve conduction testing is an electrodiagnositic procedure that quantifies motor and sensory nerve signal transmission. Although a compolete clinical examination is required to provide an accurate medical diagnosis of nerve impairment, nerve conduction testing is an important clincial tool for evaluating mononeuropathies of the upper extrementies. Nerve impairment has been associated with prologned exposure to certain cumulative tranuma risk factors in the workplace such as acceleration, repetition, vibration, high force, and awkward or static postures. Besides its use by neurologists in clinical diagnostics, nerve conduction testing can also function as a useful tool for upper exteremity ergonomic risk assessment in the workplace.
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