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White PaperWhite PaperElectromyographic biofeedbackfor the rehabilitation of neurological patientsthe biofeedback is a technique of selfcontrolof the physiological activitywhich, thanks to the technologicalsupport, allows the patient to obtaininformation about the physiologicalevents otherwise difficult to understand.The electrical muscular signal, acquiredby the surface EMG probes, is used toprovide the subject an increase of audioand visual afferences in order to improvethe contractile capacities of the pareticalmuscles (Basmajian JV. “Biofeedback intherapeutic exercise”).Amplifying and semplifying the feedbackinformation, it is possible to facilitate theacquisition and consoliding of a bettermotor-functional behavior of the disablesubject.“The biofeedback devices are importanttools for facilitating the learning process,“aids” to the various types of therapeuticexercises, by providing patients andtherapists information usaually notavailable during the execution of theconventional therapeutic exercisesboth as knowledge of results as well asknowledge of performance, particularlyin the context of therapeutic approachesbased on “motor learning”.Anyway, the effect of facilitating thepatient’s motivation should not beunderstimate. These elements make it avery valuable clinical tool, not to substitutethe other existing techniques, but tocomplement and integrate them” (BasagliaN. “ Biofeedback in clinic of rehabilitation”).BTS MIOFEED is an easyto-usetherapeutic solution,studied also for homeapplications.It allows a real-time monitoringof muscular activations duringrehabilitative or sports testsexecution.The EMG signal is acquiredthanks to miniaturized wirelessprobes. The collected data aretransmitted in real-time directlyat the receiving unit connectedto the PC and transformed ingraphic form and sounds toprovide a prompt audio-visualfeedback to the subject.In fact, each rehabilitativetreatment should be supportedby the objective evaluation ofthe biomechanical parametersof the muscular action, inorder to prevent risks to thepatient especially in traumaticrecidivism.Also in the sport field it isextremely important to makefunctional tests, that replay thesame activation pattern usedfor the execution of the athletetechnical gesture. This typeof evaluation has for purposethe injury prevention and thetraining optimization.

White PaperElectromyographic biofeedbackfor the rehabilitation of neurological patientsFunctional rehabilitationDuring the multiple phases of therehabilitation program, BTS MIOFEEDthrough the biofeedback function,allows the real-time control ofexercices correct execution, facilitatingthe achievement of the therapeuticgoals.PatientclassificationPhysiotherapyClinicalevaluation+FunctionalevaluationReportUser-friendly inferfaceThe software utilized by BTSMIOFEED is extremely easy-to-use.Its particularly ergonomic structuremakes easy all the settings, startingfrom the patient management to theexercises set-up.FUNCTIONALREHABILITATIONwithBTS MIOFEEDThanks to the intuitive and immediatetouchscreen interface you can forexample:• set the work thresholds for eachmuscle• activate or deactivate the audiofeedback• modify the typology of signalvisualization.Follow-upanalysisEnd of treatmentClinicalevaluation+FunctionalevaluationReportpre-postIn addition to being therapeutic tools, thebiofeedback devices contribute significantlyto the functional assessment and mayrepresent instruments for the validation oftherapeutic strategies adopted, followingchanges in the subject under treatmentduring the time (Basaglia N. “The rehabilitationtreatment in hemiplegic patients”).BTS S.p.A.viale Forlanini 4020024 Garbagnate Milanese (MI)ItalyTel. +39 02 366 490 00Fax +39 02 366 490 24info@bts.itwww.btsbiomedical.comThe use of investigation instrumentsmay reveal the presence of voluntaryactivation and, then, driving the recoveryof nerve injury with motor deficit, bothcentral and peripheral.