Lucie Schnitzer
@lucie
Lucie Schnitzer
@lucie
Severalstudies(Crews,Martin,Hart,&Piparo, 1991;Hatfieldetal,, 1984;Landers et al., 1991;Salazar, Landers, Petruzzello, Han, Crews, & Kubitz, 1990)have used left- hemisphere biofeedback training in precision sports like archery, shooting, and golf. These studies suggest that biofeedback training can improve athlete performance, but usually w
... See moreMeasurement of the electrical activity preceding muscle contraction is called elec- tromyography or EMG. EMG measures (in microvolts) the electrical energy dis- charged by the motor nerve endings signaling a muscle to contract.
Slow twitch fibers
– Responsible for maintaining tonic baseline and postural tension
– Frequency range below 80 Hz
Fast twitch fibers
– Primarily serve phasic, strong, and fast movements
– Frequency range 100–200 Hz
. Thus, for example, Krueger, Ruehl, Scheel, and Frdnz (1988)used EMG biofeedback to optimisetechnique with the new “wing” Kayak paddle, by encouraging greater use of the latissimus dorsi, the “wing” muscles on the back. These interdisciplinary approaches, which draw substantially from both motor learning and biomechanics, represent an exciting new
... See moreAmong these modalities, biofeedback training with EMG, EDA, and HR (recently with EEG) has been used more intensively to improve ath- letes’ performance via psychoregulation in various sport disciplines