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Originally Posted by mspennyloafer
sorry guys im trying to search for this and it may seem obvious but its not to me and i cant type much
i am waiting for an mri and i had a nerve conduction test and an emg (altho im not sure if they tested the rt muscles) anyways. since the emg came back "normal" does that mean i dont have a bugling disc?
huge tia
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EMG's have a false negative rate of around 50%. So a negative EMG means that there is either not a problem or a 50% chance that it missed the problem.
An EMG will not diagnose a bulging disc. It may help decide if there is abnormal nerve/muscle issues but won't tell you why. An MRI or CT will help deliniate a bulging disc but won't tell you if it is potentially causing a nerve/muscle issue.
You need your doc to put the pieces of the puzzle together for you as what is missing and is very much a big piece of the puzzle are your subjective complaints, history and examination findings...
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