A nerve conduction test

Nerve conduction studies

A Nerve Conduction Study or NCV is a test that measures how fast an electrical impulse moves through your nerve. NCV can identify nerve damage. During the test, your nerve is stimulated, usually with electrode patches attached to your skin. Two electrodes are placed on the skin over your nerve. One electrode stimulates your nerve with a very mild electrical impulse. The other electrode records it. The resulting electrical activity is recorded by another electrode. This is repeated for each nerve being tested. The speed is then calculated by measuring the distance between electrodes and the time it takes for electrical impulses to travel between electrodes. SCH is one of the only places in Western KS that currently performs these tests with Delfin Sarmiento and Brendan Eggleston.