The Effect of Electromyographic Biofeedback Treatment in Improving Upper Extremity Functioning of Patients with Hemiplegic Stroke

The Effect of Biofeedback Therapy on Hand Function and Daily Activities in Stroke Survivors

“…In addition, while participants in the both groups showed decrease in spasticity (Ashworth score) but in the experimental group many more patients showed a decrease in Asworth scores from 3 to 2. In accordance with these findings, the effectiveness of electromyography biofeedback in functional recovery of hand in hemiplegic patients has been reported [16,30,31]. In the mentioned research [16] biofeedback therapy and placebo biofeedback have been compared which has showed better recovery in active ROM of wrist in subjects received biofeedback when compared to control group (receiving placebo).…”

“…While these studies have focused on recovery of gross muscles [12][13][14][15], fine movements of hand which are very critical in activities of daily living are ignored. Only in one research, the effectiveness of biofeedback therapy on the spasticity in wrist flexors, upper extremity function and ADL performances has been studied in the patients with stroke [16].…”

“…The results indicated improvements in reducing spasticity, upper extremity function, and increase in joints range of motion [16]. However there are not enough convincing evidences to support the effectiveness of biofeedback while there are some controversial reports [17][18][19].…”

Visualisation Method of Electromyogram in Rehabilitation and Training of Patients with Cerebral Palsy

“…14. The calculation formula of respiration rate is shown in (2). R is the calculated respiration rate, R' is the counted maximum amplitudes of the respiration curve in the time interval, t is the time interval.…”

“…Rehabilitation of patients with cerebral palsy is a long and expensive process, which in most cases includes long-term hospitalisation [2].…”