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    EMG is a method used to record the electrical activity of muscles using electrodes placed on the skin or inserted into muscles. The electrical signals from the muscles are amplified, recorded, and can be heard as sounds from a loudspeaker. EMG patterns show no activity at rest, increased activity during voluntary muscle contraction, and a crowded interference pattern during maximum effort. EMG is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders, distinguish neuropathy from myopathy, and differentiate between upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron lesions.

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    EMG is a method used to record the electrical activity of muscles using electrodes placed on the skin or inserted into muscles. The electrical signals from the muscles are amplified, recorded, and can be heard as sounds from a loudspeaker. EMG patterns show no activity at rest, increased activity during voluntary muscle contraction, and a crowded interference pattern during maximum effort. EMG is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders, distinguish neuropathy from myopathy, and differentiate between upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron lesions.

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    Electromyography [EMG]

    EMG is a method used to record the electrical activity of


    muscle.
    Electromyogram represents the recordings of summated
    potentials
    EMG consists of :
    1. Electrodes : 2 types –
    surface electrodes which
    are kept on the surface of
    skin to record the activity
    of a whole muscle &
    needle electrodes to
    record the activity of a
    single muscle fibre
    2. Amplifier – to amplify the recording
    3. Recording device – to record the muscle contraction
    4. Loud speaker – for hearing the sound while the
    muscle is contracting
    Pattern of EMG
    • Under rest no muscle activity so no contraction
    • During voluntary effort muscle starts contracting &
    recordings are obtained
    • During maximum voluntary effort recordings are
    crowded & the pattern obtained is called interference
    pattern
    Uses of EMG
    1. Helps in diagnosis of
    neuromuscular
    disorders like
    muscular dystrophy
    & myasthenia gravis
    2. Neuropathy can be
    distinguished from
    myopathy
    3. Helps to
    differentiate
    between UMN
    &LMN lesions
    4. Useful in prognosis
    of muscle diseases

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