Biofeedback

Question 1

Feedback from some measuring instrument that provides moment-to-moment information about a specific biologic function

Answer 1

Biofeedback

Question 2

Measure, process, and feed back electrical activity associated with a muscle contraction via auditory or visual signals

Answer 2

Electromyographic Biofeedback

Question 3

Clinical applications of electromyographic biofeedback:

Answer 3

• Muscle re-education:
  
  • ​​​Used to elicit muscle contractions
  • ​more useful for pt with MMT of trace of zero
  • incorporate FUNTIONS relevant to the pt
• Relaxation of muscle guarding:
  
  • ​To relax the muscle guarding by reducing the visual or auditory feedback to zero

Indirectly:

• Pain reduction: by reducing the “pain-guarding-pain” cycle
• Treating neurologic and other conditions: e.g. Hemiplegia following a stroke, SCI, Spastiscity, CP, Facial paralysis, urinar and fecal incontinence