What kind of medical training do doctors who do EMGs have?
Doctors who do EMGs go to 4 years of medical school; and then have 3 or 4 more years training in a residency program. Most work as neurologists or physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors. Medical training helps the doctor decide which tests to perform based on your problems. It teaches doctors the many things that can go wrong with the human body and how to tell the difference between these things. Why am I being sent to the EMG Lab for tests? You are being sent to the lab because you have numbness, tingling, pain, weakness, and/or muscle cramping. Tests that are used by the doctors in the lab are NCSs, needle EMG, and evoked potentials. Nerve Conduction Studies NCSs show how the bodys electrical signals are traveling to a nerve. This is done by applying small electrical shocks to the nerve and recording how the nerve works. These shocks cause a quick, mild tingling feeling. Several nerves may be tested. Needle EMG (Electromyography) For this part of the exam, a small, thin needle
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