Electromyography (EMG)

	A Park Nicollet doctor performs an EMG on a patient.

EMG is a physiologic study to test nerve and muscle health. The first part of the exam tests how fast a nerve conducts electricity. The second part inserts a Teflon-coated wire electrode into the muscle to detect abnormal activity.

Common diagnoses in which these studies are used

• Cervical radiculopathies (arm pain and weakness)
• Entrapment syndromes (such as carpal tunnel syndrome)
• Lumbar radiculopathies (leg pain and weakness)
• Myopathies (muscle weakness)
• Peripheral neuropathies (problems with nerves outside the spinal cord, such as those caused by diabetes.

Location

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Contact information

General information, scheduling: 952-993-3800

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