Increased Insertional Activity on EMG Reports
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christinasgirl123
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I read on a Emilyomouse page that this occurs when nerves are hyperexciteable. I guess a person like a BFSer whose nerves are so irritable that they can sometimes trigger true fasciculations with tapping or little hits, will most likely also have increased insertionbal activity. So this belongs top the same "pot" of nerve excitability as fasciculationsions in BFS, and has nothing to do with real signs of denervation and renervation like e.g. widespread fibrillations.
Matt,I had Long motor unit potentials , which i was told was indicating a chronic neurogenic process (denervation) of certain muscles in my legs , since my emg i have lost both deep tendon reflexes which in my research tells me i have developed a motor neuropathy which could be due to stenosis (nerve compression) or even due to my PNHLike Chrissi says without other more conclusive abnormalities insertional activity can be just excitability of the resting muscle membrane have a read of thisIf the EMG specialist gave you the thumbs up then you need not worry at all. I was told, and its written on my emg that this is not typical of MND.
Chrissi/ Raindog- Thanks for your replies. I just spoke to my neuro at the Mayo clinic who is awesome btw. I told him that I've read on the internet that increased insertional activity could precede fibs and sharp waves and I asked him if that was always the case? Or, could it also be seen in BFS where someone has hyperexcited nerves and have nothing to do with denervation?He said that increased insertional activity, in the absence of fibs and sharp waves, are a completely benign finding. He said that they often see it with younger patients but also with patients who have significant fasciculations, BFS, or PNH. He told me to stay off the internet (haha) and relax. As he did back in February, he made a point to tell me that he sees patients like me all the time. He said, "This is a benign condition. Don't let google tell you otherwise."Although my googling did not really increase my anxiety because I feel that I have a very good understanding as to why our condition can not be anything sinister, it was just another lesson as to why we should stay off the internet and let our docs tell us whats going on!-Matt
Thanks, RainCat. I wasn't trying to scare you (actually I was trying not to scare myself lol). I'm sure you're doing perfectly fine! 
) One last thing... Are you saying that the chronic neurogenic process they detected on your EMG could be related to your back issues? Your docs confirmed it? Also, is your twitching widespread?
) One last thing... Are you saying that the chronic neurogenic process they detected on your EMG could be related to your back issues? Your docs confirmed it? Also, is your twitching widespread?