ever get an EMG test?

[FUNKMAN]

i went to Kimball Hospital this morning to get this EMG test, it's to test your nerve conduction or basically whether you have good circuits inside your body...

i've been having this pain in my left elbow for three months. i get the pain when i lift things upward with my fist in a downward position, just a cup of coffee will give me a decent degree of pain. When i was at the softball games Sylvia suggested it possibly being some nerve damage so i went to my physician and he gave a prescription for the test.

Anyway they put some pads on your fingers and then he presses this 'shock rod" (that's attached to a computer) and starts sending bursts of electricity into your arm and the computer measures the amount of electricity sent and received(i think) kind've like how the telephone company tests circuits some of the bursts would make your hand jump and it felt really wierd.

Next he stuck a pin in three different areas of my arm and hand and listened to the electrical output of the muscles, first when i was relaxed and then he made me apply pressure and you can hear the electrical activity of the muscle increase. As he tested he would move the needle around while it remained in my skin, it pinched but not too bad.

It was pretty cool stuff. It turns out i have very slight nerve damage but my problem is more 'tennis elbow' related...



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[FUNKMAN]

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yeah! too many backhands...

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[HBox]

My father has Parkinsons, and every 3 months he gets Botox injections in his arm and legs to help with the shaking. When the doctor does the injections, he attaches the needle to a machine, and as he puts the needle in, he has to wiggle it around to find the right muscle, very similar to where your doctor listened the electrical output in your arm, except much more painful. The machine will be all quiet, and then it will go nuts when the doctor find the right muscle.

And some advice. Get away from Kimball. Run away. Awful hospital. Go to CentraState if you can. Definitely worth the longer trip.

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[jocefus]

i had this done 3 years ago.. i had 2 discs go out in my lower back... the dr put the pads on my back and hit nerves that ran down my leg... it feels like when you put your tounge on a 9volt battery, but going down half your body...

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And some advice. Get away from Kimball. Run away. Awful hospital. Go to CentraState if you can. Definitely worth the longer trip.


Funny you should say that. I normally go to CentraState but this time the doctor's office never returned 2 v-mail mesages i left so i went with a doctor at Kimball. I have to tell you it was a pleasurable experience, i got there at 7:20 and they immediately signed me in and directed me to where i needed to be. The "outpatient' area was really nice, well decorated and the doctor wsa very pleasant.

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