EMG in Rehabilitation. Talking to the brain.

In this episode of the How I Rehab podcast by Sports MAP we chat with Einar Einarsson, Director of Physical Rehabilitation at Saudi Pro League. Einar has been working as a Physical Therapist in Sports for over 30 years. He has also worked as a SC & fitness coach in Soccer, specialist in Physical Therapy & CEO of a movement analysis company. In Einar’s work for Aspetar he has worked with many high profile elite athletes from different Sports disciplines & done consultancy for numerous elite Sports Organizations (Premier league & NBA) In this podcast we cover a number of topics including; Einar’s professional career with Irish Rugby, Aspetar & now as the Director of Physical Rehab at the Saudi Pro League What is EMG?  How is EMG used in a rehabilitation setting?  How using EMG can guide optimal hamstring loading for recurrent issues.  Getting the balance between medial soleus and gastroc using EMG.  How to utilise EMG post surgery for ACL rehabilitation.  Medial (VMO) and lateral (VL) quad balance.  The difference between electrical stimulation and EMG and how they can work together.  The difference between BFR and EMG and how they can work together.  WATCH on YouTube