Nerve Whiz
Free App
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About Nerve Whiz
Designed by a neuromuscular neurologist at the University of Michigan, Nerve Whiz is a free application for medical professionals interested in learning the complex anatomy of nerve roots, plexuses, and peripheral nerves. Select which muscles are weak, or point to areas of sensory loss, and the application can provide you with distinguishing features and detailed information, complete with relevant pictures and diagrams.
Features
• Nerve and Muscle Charts. This comprehensive inventory of the most clinically relevant muscles in the upper and lower extremities can be sorted by root, trunk, cord, peripheral nerve, action, or muscle name.
• Muscle Localizer. Select muscles as weak or strong, and the application provides a list of possible localizations (root, plexus, or nerve), along with distinguishing features about each.
• Nerve Diagrams. Choose any localization (root, trunk, cord, or nerve), and see a diagram of that nerve in the context of the brachial or lumbosacral plexus. Toggle to “Muscle View” and the diagram shows you the muscles supplied by your chosen nerve, and from where their innervations arise.
• Sensory Localizer. Touch a picture of an arm or leg and Nerve Whiz suggests localizations with beautiful graphic representations of the sensory distributions of nerve roots, parts of the plexus, and nerves.
NOTE: Nerve Whiz is intended to be an educational tool only. Nerve distributions vary between patients, and central or multifocal processes can mimic focal peripheral lesions. As such, this application should not be relied upon to make clinical decisions.
Designed by Zach London, MD
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
This application was funded through the generosity of the Jerry Isler Neuromuscular Fund.
Features
• Nerve and Muscle Charts. This comprehensive inventory of the most clinically relevant muscles in the upper and lower extremities can be sorted by root, trunk, cord, peripheral nerve, action, or muscle name.
• Muscle Localizer. Select muscles as weak or strong, and the application provides a list of possible localizations (root, plexus, or nerve), along with distinguishing features about each.
• Nerve Diagrams. Choose any localization (root, trunk, cord, or nerve), and see a diagram of that nerve in the context of the brachial or lumbosacral plexus. Toggle to “Muscle View” and the diagram shows you the muscles supplied by your chosen nerve, and from where their innervations arise.
• Sensory Localizer. Touch a picture of an arm or leg and Nerve Whiz suggests localizations with beautiful graphic representations of the sensory distributions of nerve roots, parts of the plexus, and nerves.
NOTE: Nerve Whiz is intended to be an educational tool only. Nerve distributions vary between patients, and central or multifocal processes can mimic focal peripheral lesions. As such, this application should not be relied upon to make clinical decisions.
Designed by Zach London, MD
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
This application was funded through the generosity of the Jerry Isler Neuromuscular Fund.
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More downloads Nerve Whiz reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
What are users saying about Nerve Whiz
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Great idea, but doesn't display in a usable manner for LG G2.
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Poorly optimized but I appreciate the effort.
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Sacaral Illiac Joint? I think I missed it... otherwise a good app. I know the sijoint is not thought about much. Since it seems so minor. It is not studied or considered easy to diagnos, and only is accessible from the posterior. Darn things..
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Doesn't work on new version of Android phones (I have an LG V20). Great for iPhone. One nerve is mismatched, see if you can figure it out ;)
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Originally worked well on my Galazy S2, but updating to S6 made the app pretty much not functional. Choosing "muscles" , then "Add Muscle" opens up a list of muscles, but they are all overlapping, Adding a muscle selects a muscle, but it is unreadable, and the results are unreadable.. the vertical layout has been altered on the newer phone. I used to use this a lot, now its sort of sad. Please fix this, it was a great, helpful tool! It used to be 5-star, and would be again, when fixed!
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When you click on muscle , or diagram, the text is too close together and you cannot open it, using a droid turbo 2, used to work with my old phone.
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When you click on muscle , or diagram, the text is too close together and you cannot open it, using a droid turbo 2, used to work with my old phone.
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It doesn't work with Android version Lolipop .....
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the line diagram can be improved but other than that it would have ranked a 5/5
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Sucks on the Note 5. Text doesn't display correctly. Can't read all the screens.
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Most helpful
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This app is all that a student needs. Especially for a quick revision sort of thing. It even deals with finer details
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Awesome and free with NO intrusive permissions, thanks. Not a neurology student but since doctor's have yet to solve my mothers condition I am learning myself to make sure the right questions are asked.
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Worked extremely well on my Samsung Galaxy S 2 but looks terrible on my Samsung Note 3 . many of the words are cut off and the sensory diagram is no longer as accurate once trying to select a specific distribution. I'm sure it would be an easy fix for the developers. Thank you
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Unfortunately, the sensory images often get incorrect headings. The muscle part is excellent.
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Good app though somehow its cutting off words on my phone and not fitting on the screen right. Not certain if it's the app or simply my android.
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Average. Certain pages will not display properly. If that fixed would give 5*
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Works well, good quick reference.
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I used to hate neurology. Now I don't. Great app.better than twitter
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I have been waiting for this since january!! Its a phenomenal app and very simple to use. Actually discovered a misdiagnosis on an mri thanks to this!
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Great program for point of care use in primary care. Students will likely find this an enjoyable addition to traditional learning methods.
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However I am not a med student or a PHD so it was pretty much over my head in a LOT of places. My lack of understanding does not mean it isn't a great app.
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Wow wow wow so happy to have this awesome App! No excuse not to study now, it just got fun! Thank you!
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Takes up too much space. Please make it possible to move it to the sd card and I will rate with five stars.
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Stand alone app, thankyou developer
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Awesome and free with NO intrusive permissions, thanks. Not a neurology student but since doctor's have yet to solve my mothers condition I am learning myself to make sure the right questions are asked.
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Very helpful for those who found romance in anatomy
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ITS GOOD job
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What happened to the lower limb
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Free, informative and doesn't want to spy on you. What could be better! !
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Excellent resource
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On my S4 the nerve lists are compressed vertically making them hard to choose. Might be fixed with an upgrade?
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Great info but need a little bit graphics enhancement.
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A unique app which was sorely needed by students of the peripheral nervous system. However, the sensory localizations of the lower limb are inaccurate.. kindly fix it. Otherwise, very nice work!
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Needs apps to sd move. Looks good, but user interface could do with some polish. Great free app. Thank you. And to the commenter below, it does have lower limb details too, just look properly in the app.
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Excellent source for on-the-go studying or to be prepared for rounding with a neurophysiologist
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Over 48MB, no option to transfer to SD card. I can hardly work out what it does - just diagrams, and the sensory localiser is inaccurate. Uninstalled.
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The whole app has glitches and interface issues that makes this app mostly unusable on my phone. Will uninstall fur now but will potentially try again in the future to see if improvements have been made and re-rate.
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Sacaral Illiac Joint? I think I missed it... otherwise a good app. I know the sijoint is not thought about much. Since it seems so minor. It is not studied or considered easy to diagnos, and only is accessible from the posterior. Darn things..
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As others have mentioned formatting is all screwed up. Not functional currently. Developer needs to run app whiz to localize code lesion.