Electromyographic Biofeedback in Motor Function Recovery After Peripheral Nerve Injury: An Integrative Review of the Literature

Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Rafael Jardim Duarte-MoreiraAbrahão Fontes Baptista

Abstract

Electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BF) has been applied to treat different types of peripheral nerve injuries (PNI). However, despite the clinical practice widespread use its evidence is controversial. With the objective of summarize the available evidence on the electromyographic biofeedback effectiveness and efficacy to help motor function recovery after PNI an integrative review was performed. A secondary objective was to identify the conceptual framework and strategies of EMG-BF intervention, and the quality of technical description of EMG-BF procedures. To conduct this integrative review a systematic search of the literature was performed between October 2013 and July 2018, in PUBMED, ISI and COCHRANE databases for EMG-BF original studies in PNI patients of any etiology, in English, Portuguese, Spanish or French, published after 1990. Exclusion criteria were poor description of EMG-BF treatment, associated treatment that could impair EMG-BF effect, inclusion of non-PNI individuals and case studies design. The PEDro scale was used to evaluate study quality of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) included. This resulted in 71 potential articles enrolled to full reading, although only nine matched the inclusion criteria. PNI inc...Continue Reading

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