The constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) in the last 15 years has accumulated a lot of scientific evidence on the recovery of the upper paretic arm in subacute hemiplegic patients [1]. Our research hypothesis was to determine: (1) if CIMT can show more improvement than a task-intensive rehabilitation therapy without immobilizing the unaffected arm; (2) if that improvement be due to a compensatory muscle activity or of a previous selective movement's recovery. With the present study we used dynamic electromyography, stereophotogrammetric system using a new protocol proposed for shoulder and humerus kinematic [2] and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to discover any changes in cortical mapping.
Application of constraint-induced movement therapy in hemiplegic subjects—EMG analysis of muscle recruitment / Sicari, M., Cavazza, S., Cutti, A.G., Parel, I., Robaudo, N., Franca, M., Marchi, P., Ferraresi, G., Venturini, E., Lutzoni, L., Morelli, M., Fadiga, L., Basaglia, N.. - STAMPA. - (2011), pp. S6-S7. [10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.012]
Application of constraint-induced movement therapy in hemiplegic subjects—EMG analysis of muscle recruitment
PAREL, ILARIA;
2011-01-01
Abstract
The constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) in the last 15 years has accumulated a lot of scientific evidence on the recovery of the upper paretic arm in subacute hemiplegic patients [1]. Our research hypothesis was to determine: (1) if CIMT can show more improvement than a task-intensive rehabilitation therapy without immobilizing the unaffected arm; (2) if that improvement be due to a compensatory muscle activity or of a previous selective movement's recovery. With the present study we used dynamic electromyography, stereophotogrammetric system using a new protocol proposed for shoulder and humerus kinematic [2] and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to discover any changes in cortical mapping.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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