A television programme on the benefits of technology for disabled people stimulated interest in the possibility of electromyographic techniques providing biofeedback via the computer. A review of the literature suggests that this subject is little publicized in the UK compared with other countries. The advent of the Myolink has facilitated computer-enhanced biofeedback for the occupational therapist. The use of the Myolink with orthopaedic patients is described.
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