Multimodal non-invasive non-pharmacological therapies for chronic pain: mechanisms and progress

Y Shi, W Wu - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Chronic pain conditions impose significant burdens worldwide.
Pharmacological treatments like opioids have limitations. Non-invasive non …

Effects of lower limb constraint induced movement therapy in people with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Abdullahi, S Truijen, NA Umar, U Useh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) is effective at improving upper
limb outcomes after stroke. Aim: The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the role of excitation–inhibition balance in motor recovery post-stroke

IF Grigoras, CJ Stagg - Faculty Reviews, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stroke affects millions of people worldwide each year, and stroke survivors are often left with
motor deficits. Current therapies to improve these functional deficits are limited, making it a …

Effects of Two Different Modes of Task Practice during Lower Limb Constraint‐Induced Movement Therapy in People with Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial

A Abdullahi, NU Aliyu, U Useh, MA Abba… - Neural …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Constraint‐induced movement therapy (CIMT) is used for the rehabilitation of
motor function after stroke. Objectives. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of …

Effectiveness of home-based upper limb rehabilitation in stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SFM Toh, PF Chia, KNK Fong - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Home-based training is an alternative option to provide intensive rehabilitation
without costly supervised therapy. Though several studies support the effectiveness of home …

Variation in the rate of recovery in motor function between the upper and lower limbs in patients with stroke: some proposed hypotheses and their implications for …

A Abdullahi, TWL Wong, SSM Ng - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Stroke results in impairment of motor function of both the upper and lower limbs.
However, although it is debatable, motor function of the lower limb is believed to recover …

Effect of constraint-induced movement therapy on lower extremity motor dysfunction in post-stroke patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Zhou, Y Tu, J Cui, P Gao, T Yi, J Wang, Q Hao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a common treatment for upper
extremity motor dysfunction after a stroke. However, whether it can effectively improve lower …

Combination of noninvasive brain stimulation and constraint-induced movement therapy in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Abdullahi, TWL Wong, T Van Criekinge… - Expert review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and noninvasive brain
stimulation (NIBS) are used to counteract learned nonuse phenomenon and imbalance in …

A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study of the effects of video game-based bilateral upper limb training on brain cortical activation and functional connectivity

J Yu, X Zhang, J Yang, Z Wang, HC Zhao, X Yuan… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Video game-based therapies are widely used in rehabilitation. Compared with conventional
bilateral upper limb training (CBULT), the effects of video game-based bilateral upper limb …

Ipsilateral BDNF mRNA expression in the motor cortex positively correlates with motor function of the affected forelimb after intracerebral hemorrhage

T Inoue, Y Takamatsu, M Okamura, H Maejima - Brain Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a subtype of stroke that causes major motor impairments.
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is known to have important roles in neuroplasticity …