EMG feedback and the restoration of motor control. A controlled group study of 12 hemiparetic patients

Am J Phys Med. 1986 Aug;65(4):173-88.

Abstract

A controlled group study involving 12 patients was performed with the purpose of comparing the effects of EMG feedback in the (re-)learning of motor control to the effects of a conventional physical therapy procedure (NDT). The therapy was focussed on the improvement of the dorsiflexion function of the foot. Special attention was given to the measurement and evaluation of functional parameters (range of motion and gait). The results indicated no significant differences between the two methods. The implications of the results for the employment of EMG feedback and other therapeutic procedures in motor rehabilitation are discussed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biofeedback, Psychology*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Gait
  • Hemiplegia / physiopathology
  • Hemiplegia / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Locomotion
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motor Activity / physiology
  • Movement
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Muscles / physiopathology
  • Physical Therapy Modalities / methods*
  • Random Allocation