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Old 12-23-2007, 09:01 AM #11
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He asked me if other Drs aren't doing this test, he says it's very simple to do. I wonder if they aren't being trained in it. I do know it's in a rather risky area, and wonder if the younger Dr's just would rather avoid the possible problems if they misplace the needle. Gives you a lot of confidence in today's Drs, doesn't it?


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I have no confidence in doctors anymore at this point! It's been almost a week since I had my EMG done and I still have some bad bruises from it....it looks almost like I've been shooting up down my right arm! There's just no excuse before, I've had several done before and never had this happened! If they bruised me doing this, I can just imagine what the results are going to show. I was supposed to have a doctor's appointment Thursday afternoon but his nurse called me because I was his only patient for the afternoon and he didn't want to come in just for me. He's only at this clinic one day a week and WC won't let me see him at his regular office. Actually it's kind of a good thing though, since I've been waiting for the insurance company to approve more physical therapy, my pain has been less than it has been going to therapy....says a lot of therapy huh?
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I am going to look for a few post, on why the EMG is not a good diagx tool for TOS and the article from Tom Tolson that was published.
Basically, there are larger nerves that make the muscles move like feeling heat of a candle, these are the nerves tested in EMG, the smaller sensory nerves can not be tested. They are the ones if you touched the flame and turn red and hurts sends the pain impulses to the brain. They are the first affected in TOS.

Tolsons article is excellant to take to the doctors with you.
Hands on testing to reproduce the symptoms, checking to see sensory where you are as far as feeling dull and sharp pain, along with a detailed history is a large part of diagx TOS.
I will go search for the ppost now.
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Oh, when they did my EMG I had a NVC test too that put a probe, not the needles, on the collar bone area and sent a signal, to the palm of my hand. This diagx type should my brachial nerve problem.
THat would be great if someone could find that article for me! They did the NVC test also but once again they didn't place it in the right areas so I don't think it could possibly show what it could.
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THat would be great if someone could find that article for me! They did the NVC test also but once again they didn't place it in the right areas so I don't think it could possibly show what it could.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread22863.html
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