ArticleJournal of pain research2018
The efficacy of electromyographic biofeedback on pain, function, and maximal thickness of vastus medialis oblique muscle in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial.
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Effects of Electromyographic Biofeedback on Performance of Vastus Medialis Oblique Muscle in Knee Osteoarthritis
Comparison of Efficacy of Biofeedback, Electrical Stimulation and Therapeutic Exercise in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adjunctive therapies in addition to land-based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of stationary cycling with electromyographic biofeedback on neuromuscular control and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Safety and efficacy of placental mesenchymal stromal cells-derived extracellular vesicles in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of Electromyographic-Biofeedback Supplementation Training with Patellar Taping on Quadriceps Strengthening in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome among Young Adult Male Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The comparison effects of intra-articular injection of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Plasma Rich in Growth Factor (PRGF), Hyaluronic Acid (HA), and ozone in knee osteoarthritis; a one year randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Efficacy of single high-molecular-weight versus triple low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid intra-articular injection among knee osteoarthritis patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Trial
- Platelet-Rich Plasma-Derived Growth Factor vs Hyaluronic Acid Injection in the Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A One Year Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of pain research · 2020Trial
- Comparative efficacy of ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), hydrolyzed type I collagen, and hyaluronic acid in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.Future science OA · 2026Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition in the Early Postoperative Period After ACL Reconstruction. A Cohort Study From the SANTI Study Group.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Effect of High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Quadriceps Muscle Strengthening Exercises Using Biofeedback on Pain, Stiffness and Function of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
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- Study on the treatment of dysphagia after stroke with electromyographic biofeedback intensive training.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Adjunctive electrophysical therapies used in addition to land-based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2024Review
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation of the Brachioradialis Muscle after Distal Radius Fracture in Two Professional Soccer Players Using Electromyographic Biofeedback.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Electromyographic Biofeedback-Assisted Exercise on Functional Recovery and Quality of Life in Patients after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in the Recovery of the Vastus Lateralis after Knee Injury: A Single-Group Case Study.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Recovery of Quadriceps Strength and Knee Function Using Adjuvant EMG-BF After Primary ACL Reconstruction.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2023Article
- Feasibility of a Novel Video Game-Based Electromyography Biofeedback System in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis.Journal of sport rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Electromyographic Biofeedback in Muscle Recovery after Meniscectomy in Soccer Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- MRI Changes After Platelet Rich Plasma Injection in Knee Osteoarthritis (Randomized Clinical Trial).Journal of pain research · 2020Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe aim of this survey was to examine the effect of adding electromyographic biofeedback (EMGBF) to isometric exercise, on pain, function, thickness, and maximal electrical activity in isometric contraction of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) muscle in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
methodsIn this clinical trial, 46 patients with a diagnosis of knee OA were recruited and assigned to two groups. The case group consisted of 23 patients with EMGBF-associated exercise, and the control group was made up of 23 patients with only isometric exercise. Data were gathered via visual analog scale (VAS) score, the Persian version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index and Lequesne questionnaires, ultrasonography of the VMO, and surface electromyography of this muscle at baseline and at the end of the study. Variables were compared before and after the exercise program in each group and between the two groups.
resultsAt the end of the study, there were no significant differences between the two groups regarding measured variables. Only the VAS score was significantly less in the case group. Although all assessed parameters, except for VMO muscle thickness, were found to be improved significantly in each group, the degree of change was not significantly different between the two groups, except for VAS score. VMO muscle thickness did not change significantly after exercise therapy in either of the groups.
conclusionIsometric exercises accompanied by EMGBF and the same exercises without biofeedback for 2 months both led to significant improvements in pain and function of patients with knee OA. Real EMGBF was not superior to exercise without biofeedback in any of the measured variables, except for VAS score.
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