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How painful is a NCS/EMG study
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Nov 7 6:54am | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Hi @valleygirl1955
The EMT test has improved 100 fold as you do not need to tense your muscles as hard and long. How much it hurts someone can be directly related to how well their nerves work, as well as their tolerance of pain. I had it down 30 years ago and it was horrible, 2 years ago. I have had blood labs that caused more pain. If you have a good attitude going in, it makes a difference, remind yourself that in the end, this test is to help you! I hope all goes smoothly.
JFN
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@jfn Thank you. I am trying to keep a good attitude about it; just wish they could have scheduled it a bit sooner as the more time I have to think about it the more apprehensive I am. Maybe the holidays will give me something else to think of. I'm certainly glad to hear that they have made advancements in admisitrating these types of tests. I think also that the person who did my first (and only) test didn't have a clue what he was doing. Hopefully this technician will be much better. Again, thank you so much.