Does the thought of dermatomes and myotomes, nerve trunks and nerve roots fill you with confidence or fill you with fear? Physiotherapist and neuroscientist, Dr Annina Schmid (Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Oxford University), shares a checklist of what you need to know, and what you need to do, to nail your neurological assessment next time you're in the clinic.

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Does your neurological examination for suspected peripheral neuropathies measure up? Do a check-up here: https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2022.11281

Why you cannot trust the dermatomes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZYtAR4zUpg&t=283s

More from Dr Schmid's Neuromusculoskeletal Health and Science Laboratory: https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/research/neuromusculoskeletal-health-and-science-lab