01Assess
Find a response to work with.
Choose a comfortable position, check the signal and record an appropriate reference. Explain the display and choose a target for this person and this task.
What response can we practise?APPLICATION GUIDE / NEUROREHABILITATION
Practise one clear response.
Consider someone practising a reach after a stroke. The therapist wants to make the intended arm-muscle response easier to follow, including when to activate and when to release.
Start with a goal.
Explore biceps and triceps timing during a therapist-selected supported reach. A simple cue guides the intended response; the therapist decides what coordination is useful for the task.
02Practise
Make the instruction visible.
Follow the large bar towards the target, hold or release when cued. If a second muscle is monitored, the clinician explains its role in the task.
Can the cue stay simple?03Review
Look at the attempts together.
Review the attempts with observation and the person’s experience. The next step may be a clearer instruction, a different position or an adjusted target.
What makes the next attempt clearer?THE CURRENT CUEFollow the
chosen target.
chosen target.
Activate · Hold · Release
The setup follows the task.
- One EMG channel per selected muscle, with signal checks and consistent placement.
- Synchronized channels and appropriate references for paired-muscle feedback.
- Simultaneous activation can be useful. The clinician decides what the task should encourage.
Further reading.
Noraxon’s guide covers selective activation and coordination. Delsys documents live feedback displays with adjustable thresholds.