Ask the Experts: Electrodiagnostics in Spine Care — Shocking - Podcast 18

In episode 18, our experts covered your questions on:

• When and how can electrodiagnostic medicine (EDX), including electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS) help with spine care?
• How is EDX best used to diagnose and predict the extent of spinal involvement of symptoms?
• How is EDX best used to delineate lesions?
• Why do negative EDX studies NOT rule out spinal causes for symptoms?

Your expert panel for this February 3, 2026 webinar included:

• Jeffrey A. Strakowski, MD, Clinical Professor in the Department of PM&R at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio;
• Vincent Tranchitella, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of PM&R at Penn State College of Medicine, and Staff Physician at OSS Health in York, Pennsylvania; and
• Michael Furman, MD, MS, Ask the Experts moderator and Fellowship Director at OSS Health, who serves on the IPSIS Education Division.

Besides this podcast, a video download is also available here.

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