10/30/2019-  Dr. Sandra Hearn interviews Dr. John Norbury on his article, Ultrasound-Guided Treatment of Peripheral Entrapment Neuropathies. The advent of high‐resolution neuromuscular ultrasound (US) has provided a useful tool for conservative treatment of peripheral entrapment mononeuropathies. US‐guided interventions require careful coordination of transducer and needle movement along with a detailed understanding of sonoanatomy. Preprocedural planning and positioning can be helpful in performing these interventions. Corticosteroid injections, aspiration of ganglia, hydrodissection, and minimally invasive procedures can be useful nonsurgical treatments for mononeuropathies refractory to conservative care. Technical aspects as well as the current understanding of the indications and efficacy of these procedures for common entrapment mononeuropathies are reviewed in this study. Muscle & Nerve, 2019. 

3/26/2018-  Dr. Willer interviews Dr. Johanna Hamel and Dr. Eric Logigian about their article Acute Nutritional Axonal Neuropathy. This study describes clinical, laboratory, and electrodiagnostic features of a severe acute axonal polyneuropathy common to patients with acute nutritional deficiency in the setting of alcoholism, bariatric surgery (BS), or anorexia. Thirteen patients were identified with a severe, painful, sensory or sensorimotor axonal polyneuropathy that developed over 2-12 weeks with sensory ataxia, areflexia, variable muscle weakness, poor nutritional status, and weight loss, often with prolonged vomiting and normal cerebrospinal fluid protein. Vitamin B6 was low in half and thiamine was low in all patients when obtained before supplementation. Patients improved with weight gain and vitamin supplementation, with motor greater than sensory recovery. The authors suggest that acute or subacute axonal neuropathy in patients with weight loss or vomiting associated with alcohol abuse, BS, or dietary deficiency is one syndrome, caused by micronutrient deficiencies. Muscle Nerve 57: 33-39, 2018.

10/26/2017-   Dr. Willer interviews Dr. Mark Ferrante about the article The thoracic outlet syndromes: Part 1 and 2. The arterial, venous, neurovascular, and disputed thoracic outlet syndromes.

6/17/2015-  An interview about ulnar neuropathy with the neurologist who invented ulnar inching, William W. Campbell, MD, and Mary Franklin, REEGT, CNCT. Have you ever wondered when to test the FDI with an ulnar nerve entrapment? Have you ever asked yourself what is ulnar mapping and when should I do this? Maybe you’ve wondered about the “10 centimeter” theory in measuring the ulnar nerve around the elbow or about the degree at which the elbow should be flexed and when to inch? If so, then this podcast is for you! It’s an excellent educational resource for technologists and physicians alike!

1/21/2015-  Muscle intrusion as a potential cause of carpal tunnel syndrome by Dr. Michael Cartwright interviewed by Dr. Justin Willer. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Oct;50(4):517-22. doi: 10.1002/mus.24183. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

11/12/2014-  This podcast, Electrodiagnosis of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (Une): a Bayesian approach, is based on an article in Muscle Nerve. 2014 Mar;49(3):337-44. doi: 10.1002/mus.23913.

5/8/2013-  Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Fibular (Peroneal) Nerve interviewed by Dr. Ted Burns.

4/19/2013-  Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Ulnar Nerve and Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow by Drs. Francis Walker and Michael Cartwright interviewed by Dr. Ted Burns.

3/27/2013-  Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Median Nerve and Median Neuropathy at the Wrist by Drs. Francis Walker and Michael Cartwright interviewed by Dr. Ted Burns.