EMG Nerve Test of the Arm · St. Louis · Regen.MD physiotherapy
EMG Nerve Test of the Arm:
find where the nerve is hurt
An arm EMG, done together with a nerve conduction study (NCS), shows if a nerve serving your neck or arm is squeezed or injured, and where. The test is done, read and reported by a physician.
Tests are ordered only when the result will steer what happens next.
What is nerve test of the arm?
Pairing EMG with a nerve conduction study (NCS) reveals squeezing or injury along a nerve serving the neck or arm. It is done, read and reported by a physician.
What it does for you
Pins and needles, numbness or a weak grip can trace to the neck, an elbow or a wrist. The study locates the trouble and grades it, so treatment lands in the right place.
Its role around regenerative treatment
Precision is the point of regenerative care. A needle placed at the wrong level does nothing. Knowing the exact site of a nerve problem tells your physician where any injection, and the exercise plan, should go.
The experience on test day
Small pads send brief electrical pulses along the nerve; each feels like a quick snap. A very fine needle then samples a handful of muscles, which feels like a pinch. Nearly everyone resumes normal activity the same day.
Getting ready
Choose a top with roomy sleeves. Leave your arms lotion-free on test day.
Flag these for us beforehand
- Blood-thinning medicine
- A pacemaker
- Swelling or a skin condition on the arm
Time involved
Budget about 30 to 60 minutes. You get a start time when it is booked.
What to remember
- The study finds the injured spot and how severe it is.
- Arms stay lotion-free that day.
- Blood thinners and pacemakers get mentioned up front.
Show us you have it: Before you go, run through your test-day routine for us: clothing, skin, medicines. If a point is fuzzy, say so and we walk through it again with you.
Related reading: burning nerve pain, pinched nerve in the neck.
Other measurements we perform
- CMAT terrain check
- Cognivue memory check
- EMG of the leg
- Kinetisense motion scan
- RQ fuel test
- VNG balance test
Where this fits: the Regen.MD physiotherapy program, physician-directed rehab paired with our regenerative care. A physician must be in the building and reachable within moments before any treatment begins.