![]() ![]() Childs, a Fairfax orthopedist specializing in disorders of the spine, had concluded from a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of my neck that bulging disks pressing on nerves in my neck were the likely culprit of the pain in my arms. Chronic pain in my neck and shoulders, tingling in my fingers, soreness in my wrists: All are classic symptoms of compromised nerves coming out of my neck and down my arms. How did I get into this? How had I stumbled into the little-heralded medical subspecialty of electrodiagnostics?īlame it on my spine. This one would involve needles that would carry electricity directly into my muscles. The jolt felt like a bit of lightning in my arm I could taste metal in the back of my mouth.īut just as I was ready to put my shirt back on, the doctor announced he was going to start the second part of the study. "And here's another one," he said, and pushed the button again. The doctor calmly considered the data on the computer next to the gurney I was lying on and turned a dial. The voltage, sent through electrodes stuck at various places along the length of my arm, made my hand convulse. ![]() It feels like he is slowly electrocuting me. He keeps pushing that button and zapping me. ![]() When the doctor cranked up the amperage running to my forearm for about my dozenth shock of the afternoon, I began to wonder: What am I doing here? I have a pain in my neck, not my wrist. ![]()
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