Assessment of the Effectiveness of Muscle Activating Training With the Use of EMG Biofeedback in Patients With Neuromuscular Diseases

Change in functional assessment

Motor Function Measure Scale Each MFM32 item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale from 0 (cannot initiate the task) to 3 (performs the task fully). Item scores are summed, and the raw score is transformed to an overall total score ranging from 0 (severe functional impairment) to 100 (no functional impairment).

Time frame: baseline, after 12 weeks

Change in postural assessment by plurimeter (Rippstein)

Spine curvature assessment in sagittal plane

Time frame: baseline, after 12 weeks

Change in range of motion in upper and lower limb by goniometer

Assessment of the changes in the range of motion in joints in the upper and lower limb measured by goniometer

Time frame: baseline, after 12 weeks

Change in strength assessment

Assessment of muscle strength using electrical dynamometer MicroFET2

Time frame: baseline, after 12 weeks

Change in EMG assessment

EMG assessment using Stella BIO device

Time frame: baseline, after 12 weeks

Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded

It contains 33 items which are scored on a scale of 0, 1, 2 with a total achievable score of 66. Score 2 = performs without modification/adaptation/compensation Score 1 = performs with modification/adaptation/compensation Score 0 = unable to perform A total score can be achieved by summing the scores for all the individual items. The total score can range from 0, if all the activities are failed, to 66, if all the activities are achieved.

Time frame: baseline, after 12 weeks

North Star Ambulatory Assessment