There goal is to make it harder for you to get disability. Their are doctors who are crooks and I have ran into several. I want to caution you about doctors who do nerve conduction studies. Oh, if you are taking certian medicines, like muscle relaxants and cold medicines, they may interfere with the results of the EMG test too. ![]() I can remember the doctor who did my testing saying that if the needle was not in the exact location, the reading may not be precise. ![]() While electrodiagnostic studies are very sensitive and specific, a "normal" EMG in the face of signs and symptoms consistent with a cervical radiculopathy does not exclude the diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy." "The primary use of electromyography is to diagnose nerve root dysfunction when the diagnosis is uncertain or to distinguish a cervical radiculopathy from other lesions, which are unclear on physical examination. This doesn't mean that the compression won't end up causing damage in the end. So maybe the EMG is correct and there is not permanent nerve damage as of this moment in time. Just because the test show "normal" doesn't always mean it is.Ĭhronic cervical nerve root compression refers to nerve irritation caused by damage to the disc between the cervical vertebrae, so that the disc presses on the nerve root as it leaves the bony spinal column. When an EMG is done, it is to try and pinpoint the location of nerve damage. ![]() I also have EMG testing done on my left arm to rule out left ulnar neuropathy (which I do have and EMG showed positive for).
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