Some signs that may indicate potential disorder or dysfunction include:
The main reason why our Snellville, GA physical therapists will decide to perform EMG is to diagnose a suspected disorder or dysfunction in either your muscles or nerves.
To find out more about EMG and how it may benefit you, contact Physical Therapy Pros, LLC today. The EMG records these signals into graphs, sounds, and numerical values, making it simple to determine the root cause of inactivity and any dysfunction that may have developed in the affected area.Īt Physical Therapy Pros, LLC, our Snellville, GA physical therapy practice is highly skilled and experienced in the methods of EMG. With EMG, a needle electrode is placed on the affected muscle, in order to view the electrical inactivity of the nerves surrounding it. Your nerves, also referred to as motor neurons, are what send the electrical signals to your muscles, thus causing them to contract. EMG can help determine if you have muscle dysfunction, nerve dysfunction, or other issues regarding the signal transmission between your muscles and nerves. Te NCS is a small gauge needle inserted into a muscle and again, "juice" applied.sometimes they have you flex the muscle of apply resistance as they crank the "juice".Īpprehension is the major hurdle (you are already apprehensive!) but medicating isn't necessary.just ask questions of the doc as he/she begins the procedure.EMG, also known as Electromyography, is a diagnostic test used as a way to analyze muscle health and their corresponding nerve cells.
Often, they increase the "juice" as they go and the worst part is anticipation and fear of that jolt coming! They can do as may as 20 to 40 points if necessary and many times repeat the procedure on the opposite side I.e., the other arm or leg, as a comparison study. The EMG and NCS are not "painful", but very uncomfortable! (I have has three thus far) The EMG portion is done with a device that they place on the skin and, at points along the area involved and following muscle and nerve pathways, they crank up a "shock" to stimulate the muscle and it feels like something similar to touching both sides of an electrical plug accidentally when you plug it in (best way I can describe it).
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