Author : Andrew Michell
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191509418
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Book Synopsis Understanding EMG by : Andrew Michell
Download or read book Understanding EMG written by Andrew Michell and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) are electrodiagnostic tests used for identifying neuromuscular diseases and for assessing low-back pain and disorders of motor control. Many doctors refer their patients to the clinical neurophysiology department for electrodiagnostic tests and are then faced with interpreting the results. This book teaches the principles of NCS and EMG, promotes better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of thesetechniques, and thereby improves their use. Understanding EMG is different from existing books in this field since it is written for a large group of referring doctors and other healthcare professionals who need to know the basic principles of NCS and EMG, including when to request and how tointerpret the tests, but who do not necessarily need to know how to perform them.