BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis is associated with muscle stiffness, spasms, pain, and tremor. Much anecdotal evidence suggests that cannabinoids could help these symptoms. Our aim was to test the notion that cannabinoids have a beneficial effect on spasticity and other symptoms related to multiple sclerosis. METHODS We did a randomised, placebo-controlled trial, to which we enrolled 667 patien...

spasticity or increase in muscle tone is one of the problems following stroke. due to this increase in muscle tone, patients are confronted to problems in motor control and difficulties in activities of daily living and complications such as shortness and contracture. the aim of this study is to compare the effects of using splint or botulinum toxin injection on spasticity, range of motion and ...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to compare the effect of aerobic exercise programs on patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls, show that home can be as effective supervised programs. Materials Methods: Eighty participants were included in study divided into groups home-exercise group (outpatient), (inpatient), controls. A 6-weeks program was given all participants. Before after ...

A települések fejlődése, versenyképességük megtartása szempontjából elengedhetetlen, hogy megfelelő marketingstratégiákat dolgozzanak ki és alkalmazzanak. Ennek egyik fontos kutatója az angliai Gregory J Ashworth volt, aki élete nagy részét Hollandiában, a Groningen Egyetemen töltötte, ott tanított kutatott. Fő munkája Henk Voogddal közösen írt „A város értékesítése – Marketingszemlélet közössé...

objective massage therapy is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies for children. this study was conducted to determine the effect of swedish massage on the muscle tonicity of children with spastic cerebral palsy (cp). materials & methods this study was a single blind clinical trial conducted on forty children with spastic cp, recruited from clinics of the ...

Purpose: Several methods are used to reduce spasticity in cerebral palsy (CP) rehabilitation. One of these is stretching. This study aimed compare the acute effects intramuscular stretching and passive on children with bilateral spastic CP.Methods: The included a total 22 (12 boys 10 girls) CP, between ages 5 13 years (mean age=6.45±1.96 years), who had plantar flexor muscle groups. All were un...

background: firoozgar comprehensive stroke center started up as the first organized care unit in the country in 2014; this study was performed to investigate quality indicators such as reduction in mortality, morbidity and hospital stay.   methods: two groups of ischemic stroke patients were compared. the first group had been admitted in general neurology ward (non-stroke unit patients) and the...

[Purpose] Lower-limb spasticity after stroke may be associated with worse functional outcome. Our study aim was to establish whether a low-dose botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection in subacute stroke patients can improve spasticity, gait, and daily living abilities. [Subjects] Twenty-three subacute stroke patients were randomly allocated to BTX-A treatment group (11 patients) and control group (...