An EMG uses tiny devices called electrodes to transmit or detect electrical signals.

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

A nerve conduction study, another part of an EMG, uses electrodes taped to the skin (surface electrodes) to measure the speed and strength of signals traveling between two or more points.

EMG results can reveal nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or problems with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission.

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What do we do at ARPM?

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Electrodiagnosis:

 

Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography: Useful for electro diagnosis of chronic unresolved back pain and neck pain, paraesthesia in upper and lower limbs, unexplained neuromuscular weakness and suspected radiculpathy.

 

Interventions:

 

-EMG Guided Botox Chemodenervation: Useful in the management of spasticity from stroke or other CNS lesion be enhancing range of motion and preventing the development of contractures. This is also useful for treating pain and dysfunction secondary to cervical dystonia and torticollis. Botox Chemodenervation is also useful for fibromyalgia patients not responding to trigger point injections.