EMG needle causes severer pain in the end-plate region compared to the silent site of the muscle

Sener H. Ö., Gokdemir O., Mutluer N.

EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY, cilt.44, sa.4, ss.219-221, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000008240
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-221
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: electromyography, pain, end-plate region, muscle
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We investigated the severity and the quality of pain in the end-plate and the electrically silent site during electromyography by self-assessment. In 42 muscles of 30 patients, the mean pain score was 52.0 +/- 5.3 of 100 for the end-plate region, and it was 27.7 +/- 4.8 for the silent site. The commonest type of pain was pricking both in the end-plate region and the silent site (19 and 31%, respectively). We suggest two hypotheses for the difference. The pain fibers may be more densely situated in the end-plate, or muscle fiber contraction precipitated by needle irritation may also cause irritation of pain fibers. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.