Dr. Ijaz Rashid and his staff are now performing EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies at our 183 Intrepid Lane office!

Electromyography (EMG)

EMG studies test the ability of muscles to respond to signals from the nerves.  These tests are useful in evaluating motor weakness. An EMG study takes a total of 60 – 90 minutes to complete.  To perform this test, a needle is inserted into the muscle that is being tested to transmit the muscle’s electrical activity to the EMG machine, both at rest and during specific muscle movements.  

A Nerve Conduction Study is typically done in conjunction with an EMG...

Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)
Nerve conduction studies are non-invasive, painless tests to measure how well individual nerves send an electrical signal from the spinal cord to the muscles.  A shock emitting electrode is placed over the nerve and a recording electrode is placed over the muscles supplied by that nerve.  The shock-emitting electrode sends brief, repeated electrical pulses to the nerve and the recording electrode records the reaction time of the muscle. NCS is often used to diagnose nerve disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.