KEVIN EMG TESTING
- NECK OR BACK PAIN?
- NUMBNESS IN YOUR HANDS OR FEET?
- BURNING SENSATIONS?
- MUSCLE WEAKNESS?
- NEUROPATHY?
- DIABETES?
An EMG test helps find out if muscles are responding the right way to nerve signals. Nerve conduction studies help diagnose nerve damage or disease. When EMG tests and nerve conduction studies are done together, it helps providers tell if your symptoms are caused by a muscle disorder or a nerve problem.
Conditions that EMG testing helps diagnose include:- carpal tunnel syndrome
- pinched nerve
- radiculopathy
- sciatica
- neuropathies
- muscle diseases
- muscular dystrophy
- ALS (formerly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- myasthenia gravis
