Easy EMG
By- Lyn Weiss, MD, Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chairman and Director of Residency Training, Director of Electrodiagnostic Services, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
A very basic book on EMG for the beginner, this practical how-to guide features essential tables for reference and discusses how to avoid common pitfalls.
Audience
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residents and practitioners, neurology residents and practitioners, EMG techs
Paperback, 288 Pages
Published: May 2004
Imprint: Butterworth Heinemann
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7431-7
Contents
- 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
