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A Clinical Guide to Surface-EMG-Assisted Stretching as an Adjunct to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Rehabilitation

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Therapeutic stretching is a vital component of chronic musculoskeletal pain rehabilitation for increasing range of motion and counteracting the effects of physical deconditioning. Surface EMG biofeedback is currently being used to facilitate movement and to maximize effective stretching with patients in an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program for disabled workers. A clinical protocol with case examples is presented.

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  1. PRIDE Research Foundation, Dallas, Texas

    Randy Neblett

  2. Departments of Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Science, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

    Robert J. Gatchel

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

    Tom G. Mayer

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Neblett, R., Gatchel, R.J. & Mayer, T.G. A Clinical Guide to Surface-EMG-Assisted Stretching as an Adjunct to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Rehabilitation. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 28, 147–160 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023814709858

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