Electromyographic biofeedback as a physical therapeutic adjunct in Guillain-Barré syndrome
Cohen, B.A.; Crouch, R.H.; Thompson, S.N.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 58(12): 582-584
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9993 PMID: 597026 Document Number: 122131
The case history of a patient with polyradiculoneuritis with symmetrical ascending motor weakness and distal sensory impairment (Guillain-Barre syndrome) was reviewed in relation to a new application of electromyographic biofeedback. In addition to the normal therapeutic procedures, a special device was used to control the amount of therapeutic exercise delivered to the patient in 1 muscle grouping. This type of adjunctive therapy adds to the current methods of evaluation and treatment by maintaining a patient's interest over a lengthy hospitalization, allowing the therapist to attend several patients simultaneously and enabling continuous quantitative evaluation of the patient's progress.