Massage and Movements in Hemiplegia

Illusory limb movements in anosognosia for hemiplegia.

To clarify the relation between anosognosia for hemiplegia and confabulation, 11 patients with acute right cerebral infarctions and left upper limb hemiparesis were assessed for anosognosia for hemiplegia, illusory limb movements (ILMs), hemispatial neglect, asomatognosia, and cognitive impairment. Five of 11 patients had unequivocal confabulation as evidenced by ILMs. The presence of ILMs was ...

Role of dalak (massage) and riyazat (exercise) in the rehabilitation of patients with post stroke hemiplegia

Hemiplegia is complete or nearly complete paralysis on one side of the body. Hemiplegia constitutes the main somatoneurological disorder in about 90% of patients with stroke. Its incidence increases markedly with advancing age. The objective of the study was to enable individual patients to achieve their full potential and to maximize the benefits from dalak (massage), riyazat (exercise) and Un...

Lectures on the Use of Massage and Early Passive Movements in Recent Fractures

Temporal coupling due to illusory movements in bimanual actions: evidence from anosognosia for hemiplegia.

In anosognosia for hemiplegia, patients may claim having performed willed actions with the paralyzed limb despite unambiguous evidence to the contrary. Does this false belief of having moved reflect the functioning of the same mechanisms that govern normal motor performance? Here, we examined whether anosognosics show the same temporal constraints known to exist during bimanual movements in hea...

Hemiplegia

The following case came under my observation during the winter of 1867:? Miss 0., a healthy, robust looking girl, of florid complexion, "with dark brown hair, aged 14, bora and brought up in the hills, was attacked with hemiplegia of the right side of the hody on the 5th February, after exposure to a heavy rain storm, while out for an airing the evening before. I first saw my patient on the mor...