Efficacy of myofeedback therapy in regaining control of lower extremity musculature following stroke.
The short-term efficacy (three months or less) of electromyographic biofeedback on the control and strength of six lower extremity muscles in twenty-two hemiplegic patients was investigated. The analysis of the data shows that patients receiving myofeedback therapy achieve a much larger increase in the control of muscle activity whereas there is no significant difference in the increase in strength.
D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors