Dear Dahlek:

If you are referring to dermatomes - yes, I have downloaded a map of them and know how they work.

Do I gather that if the EMG is very painful, that is a "good sign" and means that the nerves are very much alive and functioning? The same doctor did the EMGs both times and I wonder if he turned up the power on the second EMG since the first one was not painful like the second one was.

My regular doctor only said he thought I did not have peripheral neuropathy but really did not tell me anything about the results of the latest EMG or the first, either. Guess they don't go into detail if they think there is no problem. He thinks my leg pain is caused by a couple bulging lumbar discs.

Shirley H.