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How does it help me?
You are able to see the
graph of subluxation areas, if any, and
monitor your progress over time by
comparing the sEMG readings from the
repeated sEMG scans during treatment
sessions with your Chiropractic Doctor.
By using the results from the sEMG
scans, your Chiropractor is able to
provide you with more effective
treatment & also provide more useful
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Electromyography Based Chiropractic Care
What is Electromyography?
As the name suggests,
“electromyography” measures electrical
activity from a muscle or a group of
muscles. Two systems have been developed
for accomplishing this objective. One is
to insert a needle into a muscle to
measure the electrical activity from a
single muscle fiber or a limited number
of immediately adjacent fibers. This
procedure is most often used to evaluate
for such tings as disease within muscle
itself, peripheral nerve entrapment
damage (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome) and
for nerve root involvement. A second
procedure, and the one used here, is to
measure the electrical signal as it
reaches the surface of the body from the
muscle or muscle under the area being
evaluated. The primary purpose of this
latter process to evaluate muscular
imbalance and dysfunction. Such
dysfunction is often the result of
trauma and accompanied by pain.
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The electrical
current in muscles is designed
to do basically two things: 1)
cause bones to move (body
motion), and 2) enable the
muscles to resist unwanted
motions such as that caused by
gravity or involuntary movement
of the body. That is, there is a
constant electrical current
which maintains the muscles in a
state of limited activity at all
times. This activity is often
referred to as the resting
muscle “tone”. Without such
“resting tone”, the joints of
the body would not, for example,
be able to maintain their proper
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relationship. The most important muscles
designed to protect against involuntary
movement of the joints are those muscles
next to the spine from the base of the
skull to the bottom of the low back. The
examination in this case involved the
assessment of this “resting tone” by
measuring the electrical activity of the
muscles on both sides of the spine
(paraspinal) at various points top to
bottom. Such as examination is often
referred to as a static paraspinal
(scanning) assessment.
The function aspects of
muscles activity can also be measured
while the muscles are in motion. Such an
examination is referred to as a “dynamic
assessment” and can be done with respect
to muscles or groups of muscles at
various locations within the body.
However, as previously indicated, this
report relates to a static paraspinal
(scanning) assessment.
Why use sEMG Scan?
A Surface
Electromyography (sEMG) scan is an
innovation in medical technology that
allows your Chiropractic Doctor to
quickly determine the presence of
elevated muscle activity or imbalance
that may be associated with spinal
subluxations.
How does it help my
Chiropractor?
This technology is based
on the latest advances in medical
devices from NeuroDyne Medical.
It uses normative
databases & statistical analysis along
with minute muscular activity
measurements to provide your
Chiropractor with an image of the back.
Your Chiropractic Doctor is able to see:
Elevations in Muscle
activity along the spine.
Imbalances in Muscle
activity across the spine.
Actual sEMG values.
Your Chiropractic Doctor
can also print out a report in color for
you as well as provide you with computer
based autonomic charts.
Copyright 2000
NeuroDyne Medical, Corp. |
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Dr. Woodrow
W. Gwinn, Jr. Owner and Director of
Clinics |
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Telephone
in Maryville 865-977-0916
in Madisonville 423-442-4153 |
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