Side Effects from an EMG test?

I took an EMG test on April 14 because my doctor thought that I had carpul tunnel syndrome. But actually the result came out normal. My doctor didn't think that the result would be normal so she told me that she couldn't think of anything but anxiety that might have been causing the constant numbness in my right thumb. She explained to me that maybe when I was typing, I was too stressed so I had been feeilng/imagining the numbess in my thumb. Well, actually I could't believe what she said and asked her how she could explain about the sharp pain in my left arm and some tendon or something in my left arm was being pulled in my left arm. She responded to me that anything could be possible if I had anxiety. So I couldn't tell her about the tingling and burning sensation and the pain that I had felt in my legs because I thought that she would just tell me that that was from anxiety.

Anyway, it's been more than a month since I had my EMG test done. And I kinda realized that the nerve that the neurologist zapped in my arms hurt. And also I realized that my legs started having a pain and other symptoms after I took the test. Actually two days afer I took the test, my left leg strated hurting and later my right leg started hurting also. In the beginning, I had a lot of tingling in my legs and feet and I had a sharp pain from time to time and I felt some tendon or something in my legs was being pulled. And also my knees were popping too much. My husband heard the popping so he told me not to excercise too much so I kinda stopped excercising. And these days, I couldn't walk normally because some tendon or something in the back and/or outside of my knees has a tendency to be pulled so many times within a day, and also I have this weird burining in my ankles which hurts when I walk. And I feel like hundreds of needles are barely touching the entire legs that is very annoying. And other than just legs, I feel the similar symptoms in my hands. And my right thumb is still numb. Well, it's partially numb and sometimes I feel a sharp pain. It's actually more than two month since my right thumb strated feeling numb. And also the symptoms appear so strongly especially  when I am taking a shower and also after I take a shower. Usually I get a lot of tingling in my legs when I am taking a hot shower.

Anyway, I really don't know why I have these symptoms especially in my legs. But my legs strated hurting after I took the EMG test. Do you think this might be the side effects from the test? Or is it possible that the neurologist might damage my nerve that somehow led to the pain in my legs? Or Do you think this is just a coincidence that I might have some kind of disorder?

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, it is unlikely to be related with EMG. For more information regarding EMG visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromyography..

As far as generalized tingling is concerned it may be due to anxiety disorder, low calcium level, neuropathy, vitamin B deficiency, multiple sclerosis, TIA etc.

Tests that may be done include:
•Blood tests such as CBC, electrolytes, thyroid function tests, and vitamin levels
•Imaging studies like a CT scan of the head, CT scan of the spine, MRI of the head, or MRI of the spine
•Electromyography and nerve conduction studies to measure how your muscles respond to nerve stimulation
•X-ray of the affected area
•Lumbar puncture to rule out central nervous system disorders
•Ultrasound of neck vessels to determine your risk for TIA or stroke

Taken from website http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003206.htm

[leo223160]

On Feburary of last year I also had an EMG test. The pain that I experienced was so severe after I  was zapped so hard behind my knee. I had to undergo surgery last week after an MRI revealed that a ligament of my left knee was torned. Why do doctors still send their patients to do this test? I had absolutely nothing on my knee before that EMG test.