Biofeedback in back muscle strengthening.
This study was undertaken to investigate the use of electromyography (EMG) biofeedback as an add-on therapy to standard exercise in the restoration of the functional abilities of the trunk extensor muscles in patients suffering from chronic low-back pain (CLBP). A controlled experimental investigation was conducted to study the effectiveness of using the proposed treatment modality in the management of the low-back pain problem. The results obtained indicate that the proposed methodology was an effective tool to achieve a significant improvement in the strength of lumbar paraspinal muscles of chronic low-back pain patients.
Asfour
S S
SS
Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, University of Miami Medical School, Florida.
Khalil
T M
TM
Waly
S M
SM
Goldberg
M L
ML
Rosomoff
R S
RS
Rosomoff
H L
HL
D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D001416:Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D004576:Electromyography; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000534:rehabilitation*