Chapter 21 TeleMedicine and internet EMG

Abstract

Publisher Summary This chapter describes internet electromyography (EMG) associated within telemedicine. Medicine is being revolutionized every day by the Internet, both for practitioners—who communicate with each other and update their knowledge—and for patients who obtain information and network through it. The development of general medical sites was quickly followed by neuroscience sites and eventually by exclusive neurophysiology EMG sites. Clinical neurophysiology (CN) lends itself well to various aspects of TeleMedicine (TM). Summaries of EEG, EMG and evoked potential findings are often presented as graphs or pictures, which are well suited for digital transmission. Clinical neurophysiology (CN) lends itself well to various aspects of TM. The laboratory also has contacts with other EMG laboratories in the world using identical recording equipment. E-mail, net meeting, authoring web pages, video conferencing, video chatting, digital literature, and databases for the neurophysiologist are all part and parcel of telemedicine. Positive aspects of transmission of biosignals are time saving; remote colleagues may obtain immediate consultations, improved quality, on call possibilities for EEG and easy international collaboration. Combination of biosignal and picture transmission is used for discussion of specific cases, participation in morning case reviews, educational purposes, business meetings, and faster CN service.