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EMG – electromagnetic gram. Testing of the nerves response, strength as indication of blood circulation.
First they tested reflex points by shocking different parts of my body to see how much they moved. The machine was broken so he couldn’t control how much shock pulse he was giving me. It was either too little or full blast.
The second part of the test he put needles into my nerve roots and asked me to move against resistance to see if the nerves fired. A low firing would explain low muscle strength ability. The test was painful. When testing the trapezius, he put the needle in several places and asked me to shrug against resistance. Shrugging is already not strong since my injury. He keep pushing down and telling me to shrug more, more, more. “Is that all you can do?” He moved the needle three times and asked me to repeat. On the last point it hurt so bad. I took a deep breath and tried to sigh it out but my voice started a low moan. I heard it get louder and louder. I was screaming and couldn’t stop. I could hear myself screaming and told myself to stop and breath it out but I couldn’t stop making such a loud audible sound. I never made up my mind to scream but I couldn’t stop. It felt he was in my jugular. I was expecting that I would see blood squirt up on the wall. My toes were curled up and my feet started climbing the wall. I was resembling a cat when they fight and bring their back legs up to scratch their opponent’s stomach. The test kept on going. I fatigued and couldn’t shrug anymore. “OK that’s enough for that one, now let’s test your deltoid.” Being someone searching for positive mind set through all of this, I thought maybe it’s good I could feel it. At least, I can hope, that nerve is working. We tested more with resistance similar to the ones that are hard for me in physical therapy. Those other ones hurt but a little less. The only one that didn’t’ hurt was to my Rhomboids. That nerve comes from c5c6 and that disk is degenerating I found out from the cervical xray. Also from the c5c6 is the nerve to the supraspinatus. Bingo. That is why all that physical therapy, a personal trainer, my own exercises, 2 years of being out of work and have been unable to use my arm. We’ll see what the doctors say but it seems like it explains a lot. I have a cervical MRI appointment schedule in the works. Then I am suppose to see the neurosurgeon.
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