Utilization of electromyographic biofeedback in speech therapy to attenuate the signs of facial aging: a case report.
Yasmin Salles Frazão, Silvia Bertacci Manzi, Lilian Krakauer and 1 others
PMID 37283396WHAT IT FOUND
In one woman, EMG biofeedback plus exercises reduced some facial aging signs.
Wrinkles decreased, but others stayed the same. This is a single case report, so it does not prove the treatment works for anyone else.
Key findings
01After nine sessions, swallowing scores improved and several facial aging signs decreased, though some static wrinkles increased.
02Dynamic periorbital wrinkles did not change, while static periorbital wrinkles decreased.
03The patient received a combination of EMG biofeedback, isometric/isotonic exercises, and home bandages, making it impossible to separate the effect of any single component.
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What it does not show
This is a case report involving only one patient, so findings cannot be generalized. The patient received multiple interventions simultaneously (EMG biofeedback, various exercises, home bandages), so the specific contribution of EMG biofeedback cannot be isolated. There was no control group or comparison treatment. The study duration was short (nine weeks).
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The easy way to misread this
Do not assume EMG biofeedback alone caused the improvements. The patient also performed specific exercises and used home bandages, so the effect of any single component cannot be separated.