sEMG - MyoTrac Home Trainer with Myoscan Active Sensor and extender cable, 1-channel
Surface electromyography (sEMG) for musculoskeletal assessment is a non-invasive procedure that detects and quantifies muscle contraction/activation through surface electrodes positioned on skin regions superficial to the muscle(s) being evaluated. The resulting biofeedback provides real time muscle monitoring information of body behaviors and responses under normal and pathological conditions. Electromyographic biofeedback can be used the clinician and patient to:
- Evaluate the intensity of muscle contraction and tension and the degree of muscle relaxation
- Obtain biological biofeedback toward gaining increased awareness and control over musculoskeletal physiological processes to:
- Correct faulty posture or contralateral muscle imbalances
- Facilitate muscle relaxation and intervention skills such as muscle re-education (calm down hyperactive muscles and strengthen weak or inhibited muscles
- Reduce related pathological pain
- Correct faulty posture or contralateral muscle imbalances
- Quantify the myoelectrical manifestation of muscle fatigue and motor unit recruitment
- Diagnose neuromuscular disorders and evaluate the extent and prognosis of muscle lesions and monitoring the effect of rehabilitation efforts
Biofeedback is rapidly expanding in its capacity and scope to provide essential physiological musculoskeletal information previously undetectable from manual palpation and manual muscle testing and is invaluable in its ability to aid the therapist/clinician in making better and more accurate diagnosis and therapeutic interventions.
MyoTrac™ packs extreme sensitivity into a light, compact unit that works for you and your patient in the clinic or home. It is ideal for clinical assessment as well as for self-training. MyoTrac™ allows total freedom of movement for ambulatory exercises and provides a bright light bar and proportional tone biofeedback. The unit is accurate and reliable. MyoTrac™ offers three sensitivity ranges for muscle strengthening, rehabilitation or relaxation therapy, and provides stable readings in less than a second.