Clinical neurophysiology is the study of nervous system disorders. A neurophysiologist is a neurologist or psychiatrist who specializes in the diagnosis and management of nervous system disorders using a combination of clinical evaluation and technical device testing, such as electroencephalography (EEG) or electromyography (EMG). These test results are interpreted by the neurophysiologist and communicated to the patient to treat nervous system disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or a ruptured disc in the spine causing sciatica.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 1,284 practicing clinical neurophysiologists. Broken out by state, clinical neurophysiology doctor density in Alabama is 11, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 27, in Arkansas is 7, in California is 117, in Colorado is 10, in Connecticut is 16, in Delaware is 7, in District of Columbia is 19, in Florida is 70, in Georgia is 30, in Hawaii is 3, in Idaho is 3, in Illinois is 72, in Indiana is 23, in Iowa is 10, in Kansas is 12, in Kentucky is 20, in Louisiana is 18, in Maine is 10, in Maryland is 37, in Massachusetts is 56, in Michigan is 50, in Minnesota is 40, in Mississippi is 8, in Missouri is 32, in Montana is 1, in Nebraska is 5, in Nevada is 3, in New Hampshire is 8, in New Jersey is 61, in New Mexico is 5, in New York is 145, in North Carolina is 43, in North Dakota is 6, in Ohio is 77, in Oklahoma is 5, in Oregon is 15, in Pennsylvania is 76, in Rhode Island is 15, in South Carolina is 8, in South Dakota is 2, in Tennessee is 31, in Texas is 102, in Utah is 9, in Vermont is 7, in Virginia is 37, in Washington is 27, in West Virginia is 11, and in Wisconsin is 33.
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