EMG Testing Michigan

EMG testing is a functional test that gives you and your Michigan pain management doctors a look at how your muscles and your nerves are functioning. Often, when you’re dealing with chronic pain, weakness, or numbness, nerve or muscular issues are to blame. EMG testing at the Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine is one of the most effective ways to identify specific nerves and muscles responsible for your symptoms. If other diagnostic tests haven’t been able to identify the root cause of your symptoms, EMG testing may be able to give you the answers you are looking for. We’ll take a closer look at EMG testing and how it can help you get the pain relief you are looking for.

What EMG Testing Measures

EMG testing, short for electromyogram testing, measures nerve and muscular responses in the body. This diagnostic tool differs from diagnostic medical imaging, such as X-rays, which look at anatomy, by analyzing how your muscles and nerves respond to stimuli and work together. EMG testing can be used to identify:

• Nerve irritation or compression
• Nerve damage affecting muscle activation
• Whether symptoms originate in the spine or the peripheral nerves
• Abnormal muscle activity linked to nerve dysfunction

EMG results are then used by our Michigan board-certified team of doctors to guide treatment options for our patients, eliminating ineffective options and highlighting the most appropriate options for you.

Why EMG Testing Is Used in Pain Management

At the Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine, our pain management doctors use EMG testing to guide treatment options and provide patients with answers about what is causing their pain. Using EMG testing allows our doctors to eliminate the trial-and-error treatment pathways commonly seen at other pain management providers. If you’re looking for a pain management provider that uses evidence-based approaches to pain management treatment, look no further than EMG testing at the Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine.

Conditions Commonly Evaluated With EMG Testing

EMG testing is most commonly used to evaluate pain caused by nerve and muscular issues. Some of the most common conditions that are identified by EMG testing include:

• Lumbar or cervical radiculopathy
• Sciatica and radiating leg pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Ulnar or radial nerve entrapment
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Nerve injury following trauma

These nerve and muscular issues often require specific targeted care instead of general pain management treatments, which is why EMG testing is such a powerful tool. By using EMG testing, our Michigan pain management doctors can provide you with the answers and treatment options needed for these conditions and others more quickly than other methods.