Sciatica or a Pinched Nerve? Decoding the True Source of Your Pain

This promotional graphic from EMG Solutions addresses the common clinical question: "Sciatica or a Pinched Nerve? Decoding the True Source of Your Pain." On the right side of the image, a female physical therapist in blue scrubs is shown in a clinical setting, placing her hands on the lower back of an older female patient sitting on an exam table. The bottom left corner features a white section with a curved orange border containing the EMG Solutions logo and the bold, dark blue title of the graphic.

By Kyle Martinos, PT, DPT, ECS Many patients are told, “You have sciatica.” You have lumbago, a lumbar radiculopathy, you have a pinched nerve in your lower back, a slipped disc, neuralgia, spondylosis… the list seems to go on and on. These injury designations are often used interchangeably and seem to be the same thing, […]

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We are an EMG and NCS testing company. Electromyography, or EMG, is paired with nerve conduction studies, NCS, to evaluate the integrity of the peripheral nervous system and how it interacts with the muscles. We provide in-house services on a referral basis.

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