emg questions
 

i am gettin an emg on the 10th

should i ask to get one in my pec minor muscle? or would that come back negative? or is that the same as testing the axilla area?

have emgs EVER been useful for tos? tia.

im wondering which side theyll test. my neck is really irritated on the left side. but the right side everything else has worse sx, ESPECIALLy the arm

My EMG to diagnose TOS was done on both sides, with the needle being inserted into the space between C7 and T1 (the C8 nerve root). It's a bit painful, but not unmanageably so. You will be sore afterwards.

I don't think EMG's are done on the pec minors. They simply deaden the pec minors, and if it gives you relief - then they might consider a pec minor dis-insertion (clipping the muscle where it attaches at the highest point).

Hope this helps - good luck!
Anne

dang it. i was hoping i could direct them to certain spots...

i really think i have pec minor syndrome? the area always feels like jelly/swollenish on one side and in my arm pit. but i dont ahve neck pain on that side.. clipping pec m. does not seem like a good idea for me bc i have ehlers danlos.

ae4tewayerawy

i think my tricep is constantly irritated. ive gotten TERRIBLE spams there and not so much the rest of my arms. its weird.

In the past some have mentioned a band like tightness around the tri/bicep area..
But I haven't noticed any tricep problems myself.

I do have irritated deltoid or brachialis insertion or origin attachment points , the sore areas are in the middle of my upper arm facing forward on both arms -.
sometimes they are more bothersome and other times not much at all.

this site is interesting for muscles and attachment points-
http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/muscu...menu/menu.html


The pec minor/armpit stuff could be lymph nodes clogged up..:confused:

are your nerves completely entrapped? would that cause a jellyish feeling? up until recently i couldnt straighten my arms out at my side.

i think my triceps have exp'd a lot of atrophy i guess. the pec/serratus area. maybe its just more muscle spasms. i know my subscap has ginormous trgr pts.

I don't think my nerves are affected much anymore, I would have higher pain levels then I think.
I mostly have mild discomfort levels and it fluctuates due to weather, postures & uses.