Easy Emg : A Guide to Performing Nerve Condition Studies and Electromyography

Contributors vii Preface ix Acknowledgments xi 1 What is an EMG? 1(4) Julie Silver 2 Why do electrodiagnostic studies? 5(4) Julie Silver 3 About the machine 9(8) Julie Silver 4 Nerve conduction studies 17(24) Lyn Weiss, Jay Weiss, Thomas Pobre, Arthur Kalman 5 Electromyography 41(40) Lyn Weiss, Jay Weiss, Walter Gaudino, Victor Isaac, Kristin Gustafson 6 Injury to peripheral nerves 81(6) Lyn Weiss 7 How to plan out the examination 87(24) Lyn Weiss, Carlo Esteves, Limeng Wang 8 Pitfalls 111(10) Lyn Weiss, Jay Weiss, Rebecca Fishman 9 Carpal tunnel syndrome 121(6) Lyn Weiss 10 Ulnarneuropathy 127(8) Lyn Weiss 11 Radial neuropathy 135(6) Julie Silver 12 Radiculopathy 141(8) Lyn Weiss, Nancy Fung 13 Spinal stenosis 149(2) Lyn Weiss 14 Peronealneuropathy 151(6) Julie Silver 15 Tarsal tunnel syndrome 157(4) Julie Silver 16 Peripheral neuropathy 161(6) Lyn Weiss 17 Myopathy 167(4) Julie Silver 18 Brachial plexopathies 171(10) Walter Gaudino 19 Lumbosacral plexopathies 181(8) Walter Gaudino 20 Motor neuron diseases 189(2) Lyn Weiss 21 How to write a report 191(8) Lyn Weiss 22 Tables of normals 199(4) Lyn Weiss, David Khanan, Chaim Shtock 23 Reimbursement 203(6) Jay Weiss Glossary of EMG terms 209(4) Appendix 1: Figures for Table 4.3 Nerve conduction studies setup 213(10) Appendix 2: Figures for Table 5.4 Common muscles innervation, location and needle placement 223(44) Index 267