Electromyography Saint Anthony 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 evaluate the health of muscles and the nerve cells that manage them (motor neurons). EMG results can expose nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or issues with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission.

Motor neurons send electrical signals that trigger muscles to agreement. An EMG uses small devices called electrodes to equate these signals into charts, sounds or mathematical worths that are then translated by a professional.

During a needle EMG, a needle electrode inserted straight into a muscle records the electrical activity in that muscle.

A nerve conduction research study, another part of an EMG, utilizes electrode sticker labels applied to the skin (surface electrodes) to measure the speed and strength of signals traveling in between 2 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 Saint Anthony, MN can help you get relief.