[Nuieve]

I was doing Kaplan test and it says it's a non-invasive procedure. I think Kaplan is wrong, isn't it?

[calla2114]

I think it is actually condsidered a non invasive...I was not sure but as I read this post I happened to be on the phone with a suregon that I know...he said it is non invasive, even though I have heard it can be really painful.

[calhoun220]

I think there are two types of EMGs. One is invasive and painful while a newer version is non-invasive. On Loma Linda University Medical Center's patient teaching page, it states, "Impulses are recorded by attaching small disk electrodes to the skin surface over the muscle or by inserting needle electrodes into the muscle." So Kaplan must be testing to see if you know about the newer non-invasive test.

http://www.llu.edu/llumc/patvis/patedu.html

Thanks for posting. I learned something today.

[Elvish]

It's considered non-invasive, just like an EKG/ECG would be.