Autonomic Testing & Small Fiber Neuropathy Evaluation

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TM Flow Testing for Autonomic Dysfunction, Small Fiber Neuropathy, Dizziness, Neuropathy Symptoms, and Circulation Concerns

The autonomic nervous system controls automatic body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure regulation, sweating, circulation, digestion, and the body’s response to standing.

Small fiber nerves help control pain, temperature sensation, sweating, and autonomic function. VerityMD Neurology offers autonomic nervous system and small fiber neuropathy testing using TM Flow technology when clinically appropriate.

Symptoms We Evaluate

  • Burning pain in the feet or hands

  • Tingling, numbness, or temperature sensitivity

  • Pain with normal touch

  • Dizziness when standing

  • Lightheadedness, near-fainting, or fainting

  • Brain fog with standing

  • Sweating changes

  • Cold hands or feet or color changes

  • Diabetic neuropathy symptoms

  • Neuropathy symptoms with normal EMG/NCV testing

Conditions We Help Evaluate or Manage

  • Small fiber neuropathy risk

  • Autonomic neuropathy

  • Diabetic autonomic neuropathy

  • Cardiac autonomic neuropathy risk

  • Orthostatic intolerance

  • Sudomotor dysfunction

  • Peripheral circulation concerns

  • Peripheral artery disease risk markers

  • Endothelial or cardiometabolic risk markers

Services and How They Help

TM Flow Autonomic Nervous System Testing

TM Flow can evaluate selected markers of autonomic nervous system function including heart rate variability and cardiovascular autonomic responses.

How this helps:

  • Evaluates autonomic regulation

  • Helps assess dizziness with standing

  • Provides objective data for hydration, compression, medication review, and treatment planning

Small Fiber Neuropathy and Sudomotor Testing

Sudomotor testing evaluates sweat gland function as a marker of small fiber autonomic nerve involvement.

How this helps:

  • Assesses small fiber/autonomic nerve involvement

  • Helps evaluate burning or painful neuropathy symptoms

  • May be useful when EMG/NCV is normal but symptoms persist

Peripheral Vascular and Circulation Assessment

TM Flow may include peripheral vascular markers relevant to circulation concerns in hands and feet.

How this helps:

  • Assesses vascular risk patterns

  • Supports evaluation in diabetes or vascular risk factors

  • Connects neuropathy and circulation concerns

Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy Risk Assessment

Cardiac autonomic neuropathy can affect heart rate and blood pressure regulation, especially in diabetes and metabolic disease.

How this helps:

  • Evaluates heart rate variability and cardiovascular autonomic responses

  • May explain dizziness, exercise intolerance, or abnormal heart rate responses

  • Supports risk-factor counseling

EMG/NCV Testing When Large Fiber Neuropathy Is Also Suspected

Some patients need both TM Flow/sudomotor testing and EMG/NCV because small fiber and large fiber neuropathy can overlap.

How this helps:

  • Evaluates large fiber neuropathy, radiculopathy, or entrapment neuropathy

  • Complements small fiber testing

  • Supports more complete diagnosis

When Autonomic & Small Fiber Neuropathy Testing May Be Helpful

  • Dizziness or brain fog when standing

  • Near-fainting episodes

  • Sweating changes

  • Burning foot pain

  • Diabetes or prediabetes with neuropathy symptoms

  • Small fiber symptoms with normal EMG/NCV

  • Parkinson’s disease with dizziness, blood pressure changes, constipation, or falls

What to Bring or Have the Referring Office Send

  • Referral from PCP, specialist, or referring provider

  • Medication list, including over-the-counter medications and supplements

  • Relevant office notes, hospital records, imaging reports, labs, and prior neurological testing if available

  • Blood pressure readings if available

  • Diabetes history and most recent A1c if available

  • Prior EMG/NCV or autonomic testing if available

  • Cardiology records if dizziness or fainting has been evaluated

Important Note

This page is for patient education and does not replace individualized medical advice. Testing and treatment decisions should be based on the patient’s history, examination, records, medications, insurance requirements, and clinical judgment.

Emergency Symptoms

Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department for:

  • Sudden weakness, facial droop, trouble speaking, or new vision loss

  • Severe sudden headache or rapidly worsening neurological symptoms

  • Loss of consciousness, seizure, chest pain, or severe shortness of breath

  • New inability to walk or sudden severe dizziness with stroke-like symptoms

New Patient Referrals

VerityMD Neurology accepts new patient referrals by fax from the patient’s primary care physician, specialist, or referring provider’s office. To ensure accurate triage, insurance verification, and appropriate scheduling, referrals should be sent directly from the referring provider’s office.

Patients who would like to be seen at VerityMD Neurology should contact their PCP, specialist, or referring provider and ask them to fax a neurology referral with relevant clinical notes, insurance information, medication list, imaging reports, lab results, and prior neurology records if available.

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