Imaging Tests
- X-rays are done to check for bone spurs and other abnormalities [2]
- A CT scan helps provide more detailed images of your neck. [3]
- An MRI scan, which involves the use of radio waves and a magnetic field to produce images. It helps your doctor locate pinched nerves.
- In a myelogram, it involves the use of a dye injection to highlight certain areas of your spine. This helps make the images a CT scan or X-ray provides to be more detailed areas.
- An electromyogram (EMG) [4] is done to check if your nerves are functioning normally when sending signals to your muscles. This test measures your nerves’ electrical activity.
- A nerve conduction study inspects the strength and speed of the signals a nerve sends. This is done by placing electrodes on your skin where the nerve is located.