jennybyc

No Matt, you won't glow in the dark. They inject medical grade nuclear material and over the 2 hour wait it settles into inflamed areas of the bone and then you lay still on a table while the machine measures the concentrations of material in your bones/spine. Painless except for the shot.

The EMG is another question. That can hurt in some areas depending on what they are testing and how deep they need to go. But it's a much easier test now than what it was 30 years ago...I can attest to that! But it will tell you if the problems you are having are directly associated with your spine or impingement elsewhere. They use electrodes in some areas and test how fast a signal travels from one point to another. In some areas, to reach the nerve they use a very fine needle to get to the area they need to test. Other than that, it's just annoying, like hitting your funny bone. A fast zap and it's over. I found the bandaids they placed all over the place far more painful when they had to pulled off than the test itself. So think of it as less painful than pulling off a bandaid.

Good luck Matt....................Jenny