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I went to my neurologist this past week and there was a mix up on my EMG/NCV instructions. The specialist wanted both arms and legs tested to rule out ALS, and they only did my left leg which came back S1 spine issues no ALS. I mentioned (from this forum) that I thought testing one leg with the...

I did my EMG/NCV yesterday. My wife works with the doctor who did the procedure at the hospital and he is very good. He filled me in on everything. No ALS or neuropathy just chronic S1 spine issues causing both calf muscles to twitch for months. Sadly, I see so many people concerned with ALS...

Thank you for responding back. Yes, I will believe the EMG/NCV results especially after 11 months of twitching with no clinical weakness found by a neurologist. You would think that weakness would show up after that many months even in rare presentations of ALS.

My EMG/NCV is coming up and I’m starting to get nervous again. I understand that my fears of ALS probably put the neurologist in an awkward situation needing to rule out this disease. Yet, my exam was abnormal in some areas. My question is do they list differently diagnosis in order from number...

Thank you for your response. Sadly, we sometimes let anxiety block logical thinking. After 11 months of both of my calf muscles twitching 24/7, the neurologist never mentioned atrophy or weakness. I can still do everything physically that I did before the twitching started. Stepping back from...

I’m a 58 year old male and I’ve been having constant twitching in both calf muscles for the past 11 months. I haven’t noticed any weakness, and I read the forum alert stating that twitching alone doesn’t mean ALS. Today, I went to see a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. She...