RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT — Addison Davis PT, DPT
I graduated from South College with my DPT. My path to becoming a PT was quite a windy road. I began undergrad thinking I wanted to be an en- gineer to make prosthetics. At the same time, I was in a band that was doing well so I did the only logical thing a 19-year-old […]
Traumatic Neuroma
Traumatic Neuroma- nerve damages from outside the common compression neuropathy. Introduction We encounter various neuropathic symptoms and pain every day. Patient reports of neuropathic pain can differ in descriptions, characteristics, and patterns. It is crucial for healthcare providers, especially those working in diagnostics, to understand which pathological presentations necessitate more direct interventions, such as surgery […]
Life is a Highway…and so are our nerves
One of the benefits of being a physical therapist (and electromyographer) is the opportunity to spend longer periods of time with our patients, which gives us the chance to ask more questions to try and understand a patient’s symptoms, possible injuries or underlying conditions, to allow us to develop a differential diagnosis of what we […]
EMG Solutions Participates at Combined Sections Meeting in Boston
EMG Solutions was excited to sponsor a booth at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) February 15-17, 2024. Sponsoring a booth gave EMG Solutions the opportunity to educatestudents, educators and other attendees about the EMG Solutions Clinical Electrophysiology Residency program and the value of electrodiagnostic services (EDX) provided by physical therapists. Students learned of opportunities […]
EMG Solutions’ Kyle Martinos, PT, DPT, ECS, Receives National Award
EMG Solutions’ Kyle Martinos, PT, DPT, ECS was awarded the Award of Excellence in Clinical Education at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) in Boston during the Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management (ACEWM) Business Meeting held in the Omni Hotel on February 16th, 2024. Kyle joined EMG Solutions in 2018 and has excelled […]
EMG Solutions’ Providers Present at National Conference
EMG Solutions’ Providers, Austin Andrus, PT, DPT, ECS and Kyle Martinos, PT, DPT. ECS presented a 2-hour lecture entitled “I Damaged My Ulnar Nerve. How Long Until I Can Pitch Again? Physiology and Physiotherapy for Nerve Healing” to a packed room at the 2024 APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM). The presentation was given on February […]
Foot Drop
They keep catching their foot on the ground as they walk. As they go upstairs, they must lift their knee up higher than expected to clear the step. As they walk, they hear a slapping sound with every other step. What do all these situations have in common? The individuals are most likely suffering from […]
Ulnar Motor Nerve Conduction Recorded from Two Sites in Patients with and Without Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
EMG Solutions, a company specializing in electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing services, has always dedicateditself to the advancement of knowledge and skills in clinical electromyography (EMG) and nerveconduction studies (NCS). In 2022, EMG Solutions partnered with The Hughston Foundation to pursueoriginal research and publication opportunities in the area of electroneuromyography. This partnershipmeshes perfectly with EMG Solutions’ core […]
REFERRED LOWER BACK PAIN: A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Referred lower back pain can be deceptive, often mimicking musculoskeletal issues while originating from deeper, non-orthopedic sources. This case explores how a young athlete’s “low back pain” was ultimately traced to a congenital ureteral condition. Initial Presentation of Non-Specific Flank Pain An 18-year-old athletic young man presented to the physical therapy clinic with a physician […]
Is My Shoulder Pain Really Shoulder Pain?
Imagine for a moment that you wake up one morning with sudden, sharp left side shoulder pain. You are a healthy individual, so you automatically think, “I must have slept on it wrong.” The only problem is that your shoulder pain isn’t going away. In fact, it is becoming quite debilitating. It’s now been over […]
