BIOFEEDBACK REHABILITATION OF LOWER LIMB POSTTRAUMATIC MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT SEQUELAE IN ELDERLY

Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness of the electromyographic biofeedback method in the rehabilitation of the posttraumatic muscle and ligament sequelae in an elderly person's lower limbs. This study started by identifying and establishing the incidence of the posttraumatic sequelae in general, and then in particular in the lower limbs, and then their incidence on age and sex. The group of subjects taken into account in the study was approached therapeutically, the results being then statistically analyzed to get an objective interpretation of the recorded data. After applying the proposed rehabilitation plans, the one for the control group (classical physical therapy) and the one for the experimental group (biofeedback), a series of results were recorded. Just as the objectives set for the experimental and the control group subjects were long-term and short-term objectives, I recorded immediate and late results.