Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies

EMG (Electromyography), Nerve Conduction Studies

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• Taking medicines, such as muscle relaxants and anticholinergics.
• Having bleeding, swelling, or too much fat under the skin at the site of the nerves or muscles being tested.
• Not being able to do what is asked during the test.

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Author:	Jan Nissl, RN, BS	Last Updated: September 1, 2006
Medical Review:	Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Barrie J. Hurwitz, MD - Neurology
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