Effect of Electromyographic Biofeedback Therapy on Muscle Strength Recovery in Children with Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Qianqian Liu,Ning Han,Yue Ling,Yakun Du,Pingping Zhao,Jianhua Xue,Wei Di,Suzhe Liu,Mingxia Liu,Bhagyaveni M.A

doi:10.1155/2021/1220368

Abstract

GBS, as an immune-mediated acute inflammatory peripheral neuropathy (Tan and Halpin et al.), with the characteristics of acute onset and rapid progression, is mainly manifested with damages in nerve root and peripheral nerve. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of electromyographic biofeedback therapy on muscle strength recovery in children with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). A total of 62 GBS children patients admitted to our hospital from June 2014 to December 2018 were selected and divided into control group (n = 30) and experimental group (n = 32) according to the order of admission. The children patients in the control group received physical therapy combined with occupational therapy (PT + OT), while based on the treatment in the control group, the experimental group children patients were treated with electromyographic biofeedback therapy. After that, the recovery of nerve and muscle at different time points, muscle strength score, gross motor function measure (GMFM) score, and Barthel index (BI) score of the children patients before and after treatment were compared between the two groups. There were no significant differences in the recovery of nerve and muscle of the children patients between the two groups at T0 and T1 (P > 0.05), and the recovery of nerve and muscle of the children patients in the experimental group was significantly better than that in the control group at T2, T3, and T4 (P < 0.001); the muscle strength score, GMFM score, and BI score of the children patients in the experimental group were significantly better than those in the control group after treatment (P < 0.001). The application of electromyographic biofeedback therapy for the treatment of GBS can effectively relieve clinical symptoms, promote rapid recovery, and improve treatment efficacy in children patients, which is worthy of application and promotion.

Highlights

Qianqian Liu,1 Jianhua Xue,1 Pingping Zhao,2 Yue Ling,1 Suzhe Liu,3 Yakun Du,4 Ning Han,1 Mingxia Liu,4 and Wei Di 5
A total of 62 GBS children patients admitted to our hospital from June 2014 to December 2018 were selected and divided into control group (n 30) and experimental group (n 32) according to the order of admission. e children patients in the control group received physical therapy combined with occupational therapy (PT + OT), while based on the treatment in the control group, the experimental group children patients were treated with electromyographic biofeedback therapy
The GBS patients typically suffer from the weakness of extremities, body, and even cranial nerve in just a few hours and several days [3,4,5], and their lower limbs are more affected than upper limbs, which leads to flaccid paralysis and the weakness or disappearance of tendon reflex

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Introduction

Qianqian Liu ,1 Jianhua Xue ,1 Pingping Zhao ,2 Yue Ling ,1 Suzhe Liu ,3 Yakun Du ,4 Ning Han ,1 Mingxia Liu ,4 and Wei Di 5. E purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of electromyographic biofeedback therapy on muscle strength recovery in children with Guillain–Barresyndrome (GBS). E application of electromyographic biofeedback therapy for the treatment of GBS can effectively relieve clinical symptoms, promote rapid recovery, and improve treatment efficacy in children patients, which is worthy of application and promotion. GBS treatment, and the electromyographic biofeedback therapy, which has been widely applied in preventive medicine, clinical medicine, and rehabilitation medicine since the 80s, has contributed positively to the recovery of muscle and nerve [13,14,15]. In order to further investigate the effect of electromyographic biofeedback therapy on muscle strength recovery in GBS children, a total of 62 GBS children patients admitted to our hospital from June 2014 to December 2018 were selected as the study subjects. In order to further investigate the effect of electromyographic biofeedback therapy on muscle strength recovery in GBS children, a total of 62 GBS children patients admitted to our hospital from June 2014 to December 2018 were selected as the study subjects. e studies are summarized and reported as follows

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