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[dr_yanagi]

I´ve been taking electromyographys the whole morning.Two of them, for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with positive Tinel and Phalen  Sometimes we should avoid patien´s pain, really, you don´t need an EMG with those two signs positive to confirm median nerve neuropatology

I´m tired of hearing: Sensei, why do you have your eyes closed?.

But the needle and the

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[peachdoctor]

Sensei, why do you have your eyes closed?

[dr_yanagi]

Who said that my eyes are closed?

[jackal_rn]

You know, Yanagi, I never did understand your eyes-closed thing. I gave up on figuring it out.

And I don't know what Tinel and Phalen are, but Phalen sounds like a good name for a cat.

[dr_yanagi]

Sure, if fact Phalen is the name the first child of an old university partner.

Both signs are part of the physical exploration when you suspect compression of median nerve.

[jackal_rn]

Do your patients ever have to ask you to speak to them is very small words? : )

[bendy_lefty]

ehhh, Sensei why do you have your eyes closed?

Electromyographys? What's that?

[dr_yanagi]

Do you really think that my eyes are closed?

Electromyography is a test that assesses the health of the muscles and the nerves controlling the muscles. We need to know how is the electric activity of your nerves, so we insert a needle electrode through the skin into the muscle, so the electrical activity detected by this electrode is displayed on an oscilloscope, and may be heard through a speaker.

The presence, size, and shape of the wave form produced on the oscilloscope provide information about the ability of the muscle to respond when the nerves are stimulated.

[bendy_lefty]

Yes :3

So confusing @___@

[dr_yanagi]

I should do some investigation on this topic.

Quite confusing and painful. And bloody