INTRODUCTION Previous research has documented that pressure and duration of brainstem-generated pharyngeal swallowing can be cortically modulated. But there is a commonly held belief that the sequence of pharyngeal pressure remains constant. However, Huckabee et al. [19] reported a patient cohort who demonstrated reduced latency of peak pressure in the proximal and distal pharynx, disproportion...

The goals of this trial are to determine the efficacy and safety of two treatments for women experiencing fecal incontinence. First, we aim to compare the use of loperamide to placebo and second, to compare the use of anal sphincter exercises with biofeedback to usual care. The primary outcome is the change from baseline in the St. Mark's (Vaizey) Score 24weeks after treatment initiation. As a ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of balance training, using force platform biofeedback, on quantitative gait characteristics of hemiparetic patients late after stroke. DESIGN Randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial. SETTING Rehabilitation ward and gait laboratory of a university hospital. SUBJECTS Forty-one patients (mean (standard deviation; SD) age of 60.9 (11.7) years) with ...

EMG was recorded in nine subjects suffering from chronic tic disorder. Six subjects suffered asymmetrical tics and three had symmetrical tics. EMG in tic-affected and contralateral nonaffected sites was recorded at rest, during a baseline period, and at postbiofeedback training. All subjects received 2-4 biofeedback training sessions aimed at enhancing their ability to control levels of muscle ...

Background and Purpose. Equinovarus foot is a common sign after stroke. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of task specific exercises, gait training, and visual biofeedback on correcting equinovarus gait among individuals with stroke. Subjects and Methods. Sixteen subjects with ischemic stroke were randomly assigned to two equal groups (G1 and G2). All the patients were at stage...

[Purpose] The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of balance training with visual biofeedback on balance, body symmetry, and function among individuals with hemiplegia following a stroke. [Subjects and Methods] The present study was performed using a randomized controlled clinical trial with a blinded evaluator. The subjects were twenty adults with hemiplegia following a stro...

The serial application of electromyographic (EMG) and sensorimotor (SMR) biofeedback training was attempted with a 10-year-old boy presenting a triad of symptoms: an attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, developmental reading disorder, and ocular instability. Symptom elimination was achieved, for all three aspects of the triad, following the procedure of first conditioning a decrease i...

BACKGROUND Current interventions for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are often of limited benefit. AIM To evaluate the effect of adjunctive treatment with EEG biofeedback training on the symptoms and cognitive functioning of individuals with OCD. AIM To evaluate the effect of adjunctive treatment with EEG biofeedback training on the symptoms and cognitive functioning of individuals with...