Neurologists use electromyography (EMG) to help diagnose injuries and conditions that affect your muscles and the nerves that control them, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and muscular dystrophy. They often use this test alongside a nerve conduction study.
Electromyography (EMG) measures muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle. The test is used to help detect neuromuscular abnormalities.
Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies are tests that check how well your muscles and the nerves that control them are working. These nerves control your muscles by sending out electrical signals to make your muscles move.
Electromyography, or EMG, involves testing the electrical activity of muscles. Often, EMG testing is performed with another test that measures the conducting function of nerves. This is called a nerve conduction study.