Advisory Committee Chair
Edward Taub
Advisory Committee Members
Jennifer Bredthauer
Elizabeth Richardson
Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2016
Degree Name by School
Master of Arts (MA) College of Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Treatment in this case of motor complete high tetraplegia began 22 months after injury. Electromyographic biofeedback was used to strengthen weak muscle contractions in the right upper arm to obtain limb movement. The newly emerging movement was trained by shaping to enable functional movements: controlling a wheelchair with a joystick, using a computer mouse for typing, and bringing the hand to mouth for self-feeding and facial hygiene with the aid of a Swedish Help Arm counterweight system. Some individuals with high tetraplegia may have heretofore unexplored capacity for late motor recovery with appropriate noninvasive training.
Recommended Citation
Womble, Brent, "Upper extremity motor training of a patient with initially motor complete high tetraplegia using Constraint-Induced Biofeedback therapy (CIBT)" (2016). All ETDs from UAB. 3371.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/3371