EMG AND MSKUS LAWS FOR NEW MEXICO

The Physical Therapy Practice Act of the State of New Mexico does not exclude Physical Therapists from performing electrodiagnostic testing nor Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging.

EMG/NCS Testing uses electricity and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound uses sound waves for the evaluation (testing and measurement) of the neuro-musculoskeletal system.

APTA fully supports PTs practicing EMG/NCS Testing as it is within the scope of Physical Therapy Practice. The Orthopedic Section of the APTA in a white paper not only advocates the use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging within the scope of practice for Physical Therapy but also endorses its application both for diagnostic as well as procedural purposes to aid neuromuscular re-education, dry needling, and electroneuromyography.

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