About your EMG
An EMG explores the potential causes for numbness, tingling, pain, weakness or cramping. Your test may consist of one or two parts, including Nerve Conduction Studies and Needle EMG.
Nerve Conduction Studies examine the body's signals traveling in your nerves. We give several nerves small electrical shocks and record the responses. You will feel a quick tingling feeling.
If the needle EMG portion of the test is needed, a small, thin needle is put in several muscles to see how healthy the muscles are. A new needle is used for each patient and thrown away after the test.
You may feel some discomfort during insertion and movement of the needle. We test only the muscles needed to decide what is wrong.
Your EMG can help diagnose several conditions, including:
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* Neck Pain
* Sciatica and Low Back/Leg Pain
* Peripheral Neuropathy
* ALS
* Muscle Diseases
* Other Nerve Impingements
Preparing for your EMG
Your test should take 30 to 90 minutes. On the morning of your test, you should bathe or shower beforehand. No lotion should be used the day of the test, since it can interfere with the recording. It is fine to use deodorant or antiperspirant. You may eat and drink beforehand. The test has no lasting side effects and you can drive and resume your normal activities after you are done.
We will be available to answer your questions before, during and after your test and discuss the results with you. Let the physician performing the test know if you are on any blood thinners (particularly Coumadin , Lovenox, Xeralto, Eliquis, Arixtra, or similar medications), have a pacemaker or breast implants, or have hemophilia.
Call us at 708-799-6799 or click here to contact us for an appointment.
Nerve Conduction Studies examine the body's signals traveling in your nerves. We give several nerves small electrical shocks and record the responses. You will feel a quick tingling feeling.
If the needle EMG portion of the test is needed, a small, thin needle is put in several muscles to see how healthy the muscles are. A new needle is used for each patient and thrown away after the test.
You may feel some discomfort during insertion and movement of the needle. We test only the muscles needed to decide what is wrong.
Your EMG can help diagnose several conditions, including:
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* Neck Pain
* Sciatica and Low Back/Leg Pain
* Peripheral Neuropathy
* ALS
* Muscle Diseases
* Other Nerve Impingements
Preparing for your EMG
Your test should take 30 to 90 minutes. On the morning of your test, you should bathe or shower beforehand. No lotion should be used the day of the test, since it can interfere with the recording. It is fine to use deodorant or antiperspirant. You may eat and drink beforehand. The test has no lasting side effects and you can drive and resume your normal activities after you are done.
We will be available to answer your questions before, during and after your test and discuss the results with you. Let the physician performing the test know if you are on any blood thinners (particularly Coumadin , Lovenox, Xeralto, Eliquis, Arixtra, or similar medications), have a pacemaker or breast implants, or have hemophilia.
Call us at 708-799-6799 or click here to contact us for an appointment.
