I so concur that the testing is painful! I wrote a long reply earlier in this conversation feed regarding my experiences with 3 of the nerve and muscle studies. At this point in my life (I'm 74) I would not agree to having another done, exception being that there is a huge underlying reason for doing so. I gave birth with no medications three times, so I would say that in my 20's my pain threshold was pretty significant. NOT NOW, especially with fibromyalgia (over 30 years) and diagnosed central nervous system issues.

May I suggest that you inquire if perhaps anything can be given to "take the edge off" the pain, without it interfering with accuracy of readings? I know that the last test I had in 2021, there was no offer of anything to help me out. When it was over, I was spent on so many levels...

Thank you so much for your information. I will ask if there is something they can add to the procedure to alleviate the pain. I have venous insufficiency that I am having corrected in July. It could be that is where some of the discomfort is coming from because my legs hurt all the time. I am going to wait until I have that procedure before i go for the EEG.

I have to agree with you Rosaliemarie. The first few EMG's I had were painful. Not just uncomfortable. The last one I had, I am pretty sure it was the Fellow's first time as it was excruciating. I taught myself to disassociate during that test.
I think that EMG's vary by person. I am curious if the people who did not experience pain had a negative test. I was told my results only showed mild impairment which surprized me.