1. Debunking the Top 3 Myths of EMG/Nerve Conduction Studies

2. Myth #1: EMG Testing is Painful

3. Myth #1 EMG Testing is painful “There was minimal discomfort, brief aching sensations only lasting a few seconds…the test was so much better than what I had anticipated.”

4. What is an EMG test?

6. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

8. EMG recordings from various muscles of the arm and back

9. EMG testing only assesses the Peripheral Nervous System

10. Nerve Conduction Studies/ EMG

11. Myth #2: All EMG tests are the same no matter where the test is performed

12. Myth #2: All EMG tests are the same *EMGs should only be performed by properly trained physicians in the specialty of Neurology or PM&R

13. Myth #3: EMGs do not differentiate an acute problem from an old or chronic nerve problem

14. Myth #3: EMGs do not differentiate old from the new

16. Conclusions:

19. Thank you!