The UF Health Neuromuscular Disease Program – Jacksonville provides
comprehensive treatment of neuromuscular diseases, including:
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Facial and other cranial nerve palsies
- Muscular dystrophy, inflammatory myopathy and other muscle disorders
- Myasthenia gravis
- Neck and low back disease
- Nerve compression syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Peripheral neuropathies
Part of the UF Health Neuroscience Institute at Jacksonville,
the program offers the latest in intervention, diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular
disease.
Evaluation and Diagnosis
The Neuromuscular Disease Program at the UF Health Neuroscience Institute offers
the following evaluation services:
- State-of-the-art neurophysiologic assessment including:
- Nerve conduction/EMG studies
- Single-fiber EMG quantitative sensory threshold determinations
- Quantitative motor testing
- Tremor analysis
- Neuropathologic assessment of nerve and muscle biopsies
University of Florida physicians are subspecialty trained in neuromuscular disease
and neurophysiologic assessment. Our neuromuscular specialists perform over 2,500
nerve conduction/EMG tests annually and are highly trained in this important neurophysiologic
procedure. Our physicians are available for outpatient consultation at the UF Health
Neuroscience Institute, the UF Neuroscience Institute at Emerson and at UF's multispecialty
center in St. Marys, Ga.
Treatment Options
The UF Health Jacksonville Neuromuscular Disease Program offers the following:
Locations
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Tower I, 9th Floor
580 West 8th Street
Jacksonville, FL 32209
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Suite 6500
15255 Max Leggett Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218