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Research foundations of EMG biofeedback in rehabilitation

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  1. McMaster University, L8N 3Z5, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    John V. Basmajian (Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Anatomy)

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At the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Biofeedback Society of America, several individuals received Research Recognition Awards honoring them for their important contributions to research in applied psychophysiology and biofeedback. As part of this award, each recipient was invited to summarize his or her work for publication inBiofeedback and Self-Regulation. As editors of the journal, we are delighted to present to our readers the first of this important series of Research Recognition Award Papers.

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Basmajian, J.V. Research foundations of EMG biofeedback in rehabilitation. Biofeedback and Self-Regulation 13, 275–298 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999085

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