I handle pain pretty well, but this was crazy! Since the test (about 4 days ago) my foot has been very achey and hard to walk on where the needle was put in and this travels back up my leg. But this needle part, wow! She proceeded to wipe down the bottom of my foot and I thought it was going to be another sticky pad, but she said you’re going to feel a “little” poke in your foot, and before I really processed what she meant, it felt like someone shoved a toothpick in the bottom of my foot and the pain was absolutely horrendous 10 out of 10! I guess that was my fault for not fully remembering every detial of this test.
They did two parts with placing some pads along my legs and feet and sent a few zaps of electricity which were manageable, but did not feel the greatest. To better understand the pain and determine the exact location of the nerves affected, the doctor sent me to a specialist for a emg. My recent pregnancy had made this considerably worse with pain that travels down my legs into my feet with some numbness and slight weakness (foot drop) in my right foot. Such symptoms may include:ĮMG is a low-risk procedure, and complications are rare.I have some disc compression in L4, L5-S1 that was caused by a car accident.
Your doctor may order electromyography if you have signs or symptoms that may indicate a nerve or muscle disorder. An EMG uses tiny devices called electrodes to translate these signals into graphs, sounds or numerical values that are then interpreted by a specialist.ĭuring a needle EMG, a needle electrode inserted directly into a muscle records the electrical activity in that muscle.Ī nerve conduction study, another part of an EMG, uses electrode stickers applied to the skin (surface electrodes) to measure the speed and strength of signals traveling between two or more points. Motor neurons transmit electrical signals that cause muscles to contract. EMG results can reveal nerve dysfunction, muscle dysfunction or problems with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission. Electromyography, also known as EMG, is a diagnostic procedure to assess the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them (motor neurons).
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