EMG Biofeedback in Physical Therapy

Abstract

The use of biofeedback is becoming increasingly valuable in the field of physical therapy. It has been proven effective in muscular reeducation and muscular relaxation. Audiovisual muscular reeducation techniques make use of electromyographic devices and amplify internal physiological processes in the body that arc normally not seen or perceived by the therapist or the patient. Making use of auditory and visual feedback, the patient is given two information inputs other than those normally available to him with which to process information concerning physiological events.