How much electrodiagnostic medicine does PM&R use?

[ToldYouSo]

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Hi, I'm a recently turned pre-med who's interested in this specialty and wanted to know what kinds of techniques you all use, I'm very interested to hear! =)

 

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Hi, I'm a recently turned pre-med who's interested in this specialty and wanted to know what kinds of techniques you all use, I'm very interested to hear! =)

We use EMG all the time to diagnose nerve and muscle disorders.

Some Physiatrists do none, most do some, some do a lot.

We use electrical stimulation to study motor and sensory nerves for how fast they conduct and how large the responses are to gauge nerve damage.

We use a needle to test the stability of the electrical membrane of muscles to determine primary muscle problems like myopathies, or secondary issues due to neuropathies?

http://www.aanem.org/Education/Patient-Resources/Learn-About-an-EMG.aspx

Is that the kind of information you are looking for?

 

[ToldYouSo]

We use EMG all the time to diagnose nerve and muscle disorders.

Some Physiatrists do none, most do some, some do a lot.

We use electrical stimulation to study motor and sensory nerves for how fast they conduct and how large the responses are to gauge nerve damage.

We use a needle to test the stability of the electrical membrane of muscles to determine primary muscle problems like myopathies, or secondary issues due to neuropathies?

http://www.aanem.org/Education/Patient-Resources/Learn-About-an-EMG.aspx

Is that the kind of information you are looking for?

Just what I was looking for, thanks so much. Didn't know there was an association for electrodiagnostic medicine either!