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Muscle Training

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Behavioral Medicine

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The use of behavioral methods in muscle training dates from the early years of behavioral psychology, both for neuromuscular reeducation in physical rehabilitation (Franz, 1923) and for deep muscle relaxation in psychotherapy (Jacobson, 1938). Despite this long history, widespread use of behavioral approaches in therapeutic exercise is a relatively recent development, and much of the relevant work has been published within the past decade. The purpose of this chapter is to present an overview of this body of work with an emphasis on reported clinical applications of behavioral principles and procedures in neuromuscular reeducation.

Preparation of this chapter was supported in part by grant ROI NS 15249 from the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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Middaugh, S.J. (1982). Muscle Training. In: Doleys, D.M., Meredith, R.L., Ciminero, A.R. (eds) Behavioral Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4070-6_7

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