emg test with needles in neck painful video

We also introduce University of Ottawa students to EMG, we provide facilities to consult research in the field (through the Neuromuscular Centre at the Civic Campus and through the Rehabilitation Centre), and we participate in regional and national EMG teaching and review courses.Īn EMG test is usually done in two parts. Often our EMG test results show nothing abnormal, or the test results may point to a diagnosis quite different from that suggested by the physician who sent you, so EMG might spare you unnecessary or inappropriate treatments.Īside from providing this primary service to the public, our clinic plays a key role in training Residents: These are doctors studying to become Neurologists or Physiatrists (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). The reasons to come to the EMG lab are vast and varied and by no means limited to those we have listed here. Sometimes we are testing people for rarer conditions such as ALS or genetic disorders of the muscles and/or nerves. We also often test people who have more widespread symptoms due to a problem with the nerves in general – quite common in diabetes, for example. The most common diagnosis is a single “pinched nerve”, for example at the wrist (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) or perhaps in the neck or lower back. Such symptoms can have many causes, and it is the role of EMG and NCS to find evidence of muscle or nerve damage and to provide a diagnosis to the physician who referred you here, so that appropriate treatment can be given. To be referred to our service, you would typically show signs or symptoms of nerve or muscle problems consisting of numbness, tingling, pain, weakness, or some combination of these.

Emg test with needles in neck painful video