Easy EMG: A Guide to Performing Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography

1. What is an EMG? 2. Why do electrodiagnostic studies? 3. About the machine 4. Nerve conduction studies 5. Electromyography 6. Injury to peripheral nerves 7. How to plan out the examination 8. Pitfalls 9. Carpal tunnel syndrome 10. Ulnar neuropathy 11. Radial neurotherapy 12. Radiculopathy 13. Spinal stenosis 14. Peroneal neuropathy 15. Tarsal tunnel syndrome 16. Peripheral neuropathy 17. Myopathy 18. Brachial plexopathies 19. Lumbosacral plexopathies 20. Motor neuron diseases 21. How to write a report 22. Tables of normals 23. Reimbursement 24. Glossary of EMG terms Appendix 1 Figures for Table 4.3 Nerve conduction studies setup Appendix 2 Figures to Table 5.4 Common muscles innervation, location and needle placement Index