ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Surface Electromyographic (SEMG) Biofeedback for Chronic Low Back Pain.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Ultrasound Imaging as a Visual Biofeedback Tool in Rehabilitation: An Updated Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of a Chinese herbal gel plaster combined with manipulation for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Trial
- Effects of Personal Low-Frequency Stimulation Device on Myalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The effect of surface electromyography biofeedback on the activity of extensor and dorsiflexor muscles in elderly adults: a randomized trial.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Electromyography biofeedback training for post-stroke dysphagia.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Exploring knowledge, perception, and use of surface electromyography in physiotherapy post graduate trainees in Italy: a single center preliminary survey.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in the Recovery of the Vastus Lateralis after Knee Injury: A Single-Group Case Study.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Enhancing Functional Ability in Chronic Nonspecific Lower Back Pain: The Impact of EMG-Guided Trunk Stabilization Exercises.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Convergent Validity between Electromyographic Muscle Activity, Ultrasound Muscle Thickness and Dynamometric Force Measurement for Assessing Muscle.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Research Hotspots of the Rehabilitation Medicine Use of sEMG in Recent 12 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Immediate Tendon Transfer with Nerve Repair in Low Combined Ulnar and Median Nerve Injury.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Show an Altered Flexion/Relaxation Phenomenon.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Muscle Activity Detectors-Surface Electromyography in the Evaluation of Abductor Hallucis Muscle.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Behavioral Medicine Methods in Treatment of Somatic Conditions.BioMed research international · 2020Review
- Analysis and Biophysics of Surface EMG for Physiotherapists and Kinesiologists: Toward a Common Language With Rehabilitation Engineers.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Complementary therapies for patients with systemic sclerosis.Journal of scleroderma and related disorders · 2019Review
- Rehabilitation of Upper Extremity Nerve Injuries Using Surface EMG Biofeedback: Protocols for Clinical Application.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Article
- [Application progress of surface electromyography and surface electromygraphic biofeedback in low back pain].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2017Review
- Differences in Nonspecific Low Back Pain between Young Adult Females with and without Lumbar Scoliosis.Pain research & managementArticle
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Abstract
Biofeedback is a process in which biological information is measured and fed back to a patient and clinician for the purpose of gaining increased awareness and control over physiological domains. Surface electromyography (SEMG), a measure of muscle activity, allows both a patient and clinician to have direct and immediate access to muscle functioning that is not possible with manual palpation or visual observation. SEMG biofeedback can be used to help "down-train" elevated muscle activity or to "up-train" weak, inhibited, or paretic muscles. This article presents a historical and clinical overview of SEMG and its use in chronic low back pain assessment and biofeedback training.
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