Abstract
Most physical therapeutic interventions are applied to patients with movement limitations resulting from weakness, central nervous system dysfunction, or a breakdown in appropriate integration of sensory information to effect purposeful motion. Inevitably clinicians in physical medicine and rehabilitation make use of their observational abilities and palpatory skills to instruct patients to improve motor performance. These instructions are often combined with a variety of neuromuscular reeducation techniques. In this framework clinicians typically provide verbal cues to a patient and, based on the clinician’s interpretation of the patient’s response, offer further information. In short, the clinician serves as a feedback interface to the patient.
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Wolf, S.L., Fischer-Williams, M. (1987). The Use of Biofeedback in Disorders of Motor Function. In: Hatch, J.P., Fisher, J.G., Rugh, J.D. (eds) Biofeedback. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9462-5_4
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