Assistant professor College of nursing Northern Border University Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Research Article
The Effect of Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy on Motor Performance and Daily Functions in Patients One To Nine Months after Stroke
Author(s): Dr. Sobha Saseendrababu*
Introduction: Stroke is the most common cause of disability in the adult and elderly population and one of the major causes of hospitalization. Impairment of upper limb function is among the most common motor disabilities and it has a great impact on functional and social independence of patients and thus these disabilities represent a major public health problem. Constraint Induced Movement Therapy is an intervention that has been used mainly for the treatment of the upper extremities for stroke patients. When a person’s brain is damaged by a stroke, it often becomes more difficult to move an arm. Therefore, the person tends to use the arm less. This leads to shrinkage of the regions of the brain that control arm movement. Movement of the arm gets even more difficult. Constraint Induced Movement Therapy produces a large rewiring of the brain; that is after trea.. View More»
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