Effectiveness of stretching in post-stroke spasticity and range of motion: Systematic review and meta-analysis

L Gomez-Cuaresma, D Lucena-Anton… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spasticity is one of the most frequent and disabling clinical manifestations of patients with
stroke. In clinical practice, stretching is the most widely used physiotherapeutic intervention …

Pragmatic solutions for stroke recovery and improved quality of life in low-and middle-income countries—a systematic review

END Ekechukwu, P Olowoyo, KO Nwankwo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Given the limited healthcare resources in low and middle income countries
(LMICs), effective rehabilitation strategies that can be realistically adopted in such settings …

Physical therapy interventions for the correction of equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps spasticity: A scoping review

I Campanini, MC Bo, F Salsi, MC Bassi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Equinus foot deformity (EFD) is the most common deformity following a stroke.
Several approaches have been suggested for its correction, including pharmacological …

Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps surae spasticity: A …

I Campanini, MC Bò, MC Bassi, B Damiano, S Scaltriti… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective Equinus foot deformity (EFD) is the most common deviation after stroke. Several
physiotherapy interventions have been suggested to treat it. However, studies evaluating the …

Evaluating the reliability and validity of phonetic information test in normal 3-6 year-old children of Isfahan city

L Ghasisin, T Ahmadi, F Mostajeran… - Journal of Research in …, 2013 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

Effect of flexibility training associated with multicomponent training on posture and quality of movement in physically inactive older women: A randomized study

ACS Sobrinho, ML Almeida, GS Rodrigues… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Multicomponent training has considerable adherence among older
populations, but there is a lack of literature on the benefits of this training on older people's …

Do muscle changes contribute to the neurological disorder in spastic paresis?

M Pradines, M Ghédira, B Bignami, J Vielotte… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background At the onset of stroke-induced hemiparesis, muscle tissue is normal and
motoneurones are not overactive. Muscle contracture and motoneuronal overactivity then …

Timing and activation intensity of shoulder muscles during handball penalty throwing in subjects with and without shoulder impingement

Z Zonnor, N Farahpour… - Journal of Research in …, 2017 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Shoulder injuries are common among athletes in sports that involve overhead
throwing of the ball such as handball. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the timing …

The comprasion of prevalance, type and severity of injury in professional and amateur freestyles' wrestlers

A Yalfani, E Naderi, M Anbarian… - Journal of Research in …, 2013 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Researchers make an effort to the assessment of injuries prevalence in
different sports, to the find the cause of this injury and eventually to provide the appropriate …

Effect of chronic stretching interventions on the mechanical properties of muscles in patients with stroke: A systematic review

T Lecharte, R Gross, A Nordez, G Le Sant - Annals of Physical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Muscle contractures are common after stroke and their treatment usually
involves stretching. However, recent meta-analyses concluded that stretching does not …