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DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
- Dental X-Rays--Aggeus Healthcare utilizes the latest in portable technology for On-Site imaging.
- Vascular Testing
- Arterial blood flow analysis is essential in the elderly population because vascular insufficiency can lead to limb loss, non healing wounds, acute and chronic pain, muscle weakness and wasting and many other problems.
- Diabetics are at an increased risk, because, blood sugar fluctuations are linked to vessel damage.
- We utilize both hand held doppler, as well as, Duplex ultrasound technology to stage the level of peripheral vascular disease in the elderly. Without these modalities it is essentially impossible to treat and prevent complications from for example, diabetes, skin and nail infections, ulcers and wounds.
- Nerve Conduction Velocity Testing
- NCV testing is use.d to detect signs of nerve injury. The test measures the speed of the electrical impulse as it propagates along the nerve axon.
- The nerve is stimulated by a mild electrical impulse and the result is recorded.
When do we need to perform NCV testing?
There are several disease entities which cause a distortion, or attenuation of the normal impulse traveling along the nerve pathway. Guillain-Barre Syndrome which tends to be associated with colds or stomach flu is one of these illnesses. Others include: Diabetic Neuropathy,Peripheral Neuropathy, Carpal or Tarsal Tunnel Syndromes, Pinched nerve, Low Back Pain, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), pain in a limb, Degenerative Disk Disease.
- Balance testing and Fall Prevention
- There are several methods which can be used in determining deficits in
balance control.
- Audiology uses several criteria including calorimetry and inner ear testing.
- A simple way to determine dysfunction is by the use of a Pressure Table
or Plate.
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Diabetic Nephropathy is kidney damage caused by chronic elevation of blood sugar.
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