Total number of cases: 110 (100 personally examined, plus 10 cases from other laboratories) |
Cases evaluated for various symptoms in the extremities without neck and back pain: ● Upper extremity—28 (26 personally examined, plus 2 from other laboratories) ● Lower extremity—32 (30 personally examined, plus 2 from other laboratories) |
Cases evaluated for “suspected” radiculopathy with neck or back pain—40 ● Cervical—20 (18 personally examined, plus 2 from other laboratories) ● Lumbar-Sacral—20 (16 personally examined, plus 4 from other laboratories) |
Age/years/gender: ● Personally examined: 20 to 65, 60 males and 40 females ● Other laboratories: 31 to 53, 6 males and 4 females |
Total number referred for second examination: 24 ● Upper Extremity—5 ● Lower Extremity—7 ● Cervical—5 ● Lumbosacral—7 |
Results of needle EMG, F-Wave and H-Reflex—all normal |