Electromyographic biofeedback as a physical therapeutic adjunct in Guillain-Barré syndrome

The case history of a patient with polyradiculoneuritis with symmetrical ascending motor weakness and distal sensory impairment (Guillain-Barré syndrome) is reviewed in relation to a new application of electromyographic biofeedback. In addition to the normal therapeutic procedures, a special device was used to control the amount of therapeutic exercise delivered to the patient in one muscle grouping. Results indicate that this type of adjunctive therapy adds to the current methods of evaluation and treatment of maintaining a patient's interest over a lengthy hospitalization, allowing the therapist to attend several patients simultaneously, and enabling continuous quantitative evaluation of the patient's progress.