OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of tizanidine (an alpha(2) noradrenergic agonist) on transmission in the interneuronal pathway coactivated by group I and group II afferents in post-stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia. METHODS Early and late facilitation of the quadriceps H reflex elicited in the common peroneal nerve--attributed to non-monosynaptic group I and group II excitation, res...

Introduction Up to 80% of post-stroke patients present upper-limb motor impairment (ULMI), causing functional limitations in daily activities and loss independence. UMLI is seldom fully recovered after stroke when using conventional therapeutic approaches. Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy (FEST) controlled by Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) an alternative that may induce neuroplastic ch...

Abstract Background Adaptive seating is commonly used as an intervention method to enhance postural control. The aim of this study investigate the effect using therapy ball a seat alternative typical chair on grasping and visual motor integration in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy. For aim, thirty palsy from both sexes were included study. ages ranged 3 6 years old. degree spasticity w...

Background: Mirror therapy is one of the cognitive-induced interventions based on mirror neurons neurologic grounds. Aim: to evaluate effect upper extremity functional and motor skills among chronic stroke patients. Design: a quasi-experimental design (pre/post-test). Setting: The study was conducted at Egypt Health care Authority, Port Said hospitals ICU departments. Subjects: All patients (50...

Background: Cerebral Palsy can be defined as a cluster of disorders acting on person’s movement, posture, and balance. Palsy, which affects 2 to 3 out every 1000 live births, is caused by variety factors, including brain injury affect It’s linked the perinatal period in about 92% cases. Premature birth, infections, intrauterine growth restrictions, multiple gestations, other risk factors are al...

BACKGROUND Many previous studies have demonstrated that botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injections satisfactorily reduce spasticity. Nevertheless, BTX-A, with or without an adjuvant therapy, effectively improves the direct functional movement in few patients with spastic upper extremity paralysis. Therefore the present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of task-orientated therapy on spasticit...

BACKGROUND Upper limb recovery is one of the main goals of post-stroke rehabilitation due to its importance for autonomy in Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Although the efficacy of upper limb Robot-assisted Therapy (RT) is well established in literature, the impact of the initial status of the patient on the effects of RT is still understudied. This paper aims to identify whether demographic,...