The Application of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Patients after Stroke
Journal Title: Fizjoterapia Polska - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Each year approximately 10.5 million people worldwide experience their first stroke. This often results in a physical disability. Approximately 70-80% of these suffer from an upper-limb dysfunction of some kind which can substantially restrict day to day functioning. In recent years a number of different forms of post-stroke rehabilitation have been developed many of which aim to harness the phenomenon of neuroplasticity. These include, amongst others, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), which relies on the active participation of the patient. During intense workouts of the paretic limb, the unaffected limb is immobilized. A number of studies have been conducted which have proven that CIMT (and its modification, mCIMT) is one of the most effective forms of kinesitherapy at improving the function of the paretic upper limb after stroke. CIMT is intended primarily for patients with mild or moderate upper limb paresis and is usually undertaken in the chronic period after cerebral stroke.
Authors and Affiliations
Beata Tyszkiewicz, Agnieszka Drozd, Rita Hansdorfer-Korzon, Maja Nowacka-Kłos
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