title: The effect of EMG biofeedback on postoperative pain following abdominal surgery.
abstract: To investigate the effects of electromyography (EMG)-biofeedback on pain experienced during the immediate post-operative period following abdominal surgery, twelve patients were randomly assigned to either (1) EMG-biofeedback from abdominal muscles; (2) EMG-biofeedback from the frontalis muscles; or (3) were given no EMG treatment. EMG training consisted on one pre-operative 30 minute session, and three 30 minute postoperative sessions. All patients were able to reduce EMG activity. A within-sessions analysis of pain reports (on a 0-10 pain intensity scale) indicated that EMG biofeedback is an effective method of pain relief only when feedback is given to the muscle site involved in the operation.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care