Neurosensory Testing with the Pressure–Specified Sensory Device™

PSSD testing. Theperson being testedrests in a chair.Testing the lipwith the PSSD.Testing a foot withthe PSSD.h o w a m i t e s t e d w i t h t h e p s s d ?You are seated comfortably in a reclining chair. Thesmall blue pssd is hand held by the person doing thetesting, and the two small metal probes are touchedgently to the skin area being tested.w h at d o e s a p s s d r e p o r t s ay ?Computer reports of neurosensory testing with the pssdfor Diabetic Neuropathy are shown below.The report shows the left side of the measured area inblue and the right side of the same area in red.In the report on theTOP, both blue and redbars are elevated for anerve on the top of thefoot (peroneal nerve)and bottom of the foot(tibial nerve), whichis the pattern for aneuropathy. Two pointscan still be discriminatedfrom one pointtouching the skin, butthe distance at whichthis is determined isabnormal, which isthe pattern for nervedegeneration. Thisperson is at risk nowfor an ulceration.Recovery after nervedecompression canoccur withinthree months.Testing a hand withthe PSSD.In the report on theBOTTOM, two pointscan no longer be distinguished.Only one pointtouch can be felt. Thisdegree of neuropathy issevere. Recovery afternerve decompressionmay take one year.TOLL FREE 877-DELLON-1NEUROSENSORY TESTING WITH THE PRESSURE-SPECIFIED SENSORY DEVICEDELLON INSTITUTES FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY ®DELLON.COM

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