Electromyography Richfield Mn

Electromyography is a technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles. EMG is performed using an instrument called an electromyograph to produce a record called an electromyogram.

Electromyography (EMG) is a diagnostic treatment to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor nerve cells). EMG results can expose nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or issues with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission.

Motor neurons transmit electrical signals that cause muscles to contract. An EMG utilizes tiny devices called electrodes to equate these signals into graphs, sounds or mathematical values that are then interpreted by an expert.

During a needle EMG, a needle electrode placed directly into a muscle records the electrical activity because muscle.

A nerve conduction study, another part of an EMG, utilizes electrode sticker labels applied to the skin (surface area electrodes) to determine the speed and strength of signals traveling in between two or more points.

Electromyography

Your doctor may order an EMG if you have signs or symptoms that may indicate a nerve or muscle disorder. Such symptoms may include:

• Tingling
• Numbness
• Muscle weakness
• Muscle pain or cramping
• Certain types of limb pain

When you’re in pain, your quality of life decreases dramatically – and every aspect of your everyday life is impacted. Just because you have a condition that causes pain, it doesn’t mean you have to live with the pain day in and day out. The pain management specialists at the Minnesota Pain Institute in Richfield, MN can help you get relief.