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Article: Feasibility of electromyography-triggered neuromuscular stimulation as an adjunct to constraint-induced movement therapy.(Case Report)
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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Recent advances, pairing 2 research-supported therapeutic approaches, appear to be promising for people with hemiparesis. Research evidence supports the use of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), but many questions persist about who can benefit from this intervention. (1-6) Constraint-induced movement therapy is mainly used with people following stroke to increase the functional use of the neurologically weaker upper extremity, via massed practice (amount of practice time is greater than the amount of rest time) of hand and arm tasks, while restraining the lesser-involved upper extremity. The goals of CIMT are to overcome learned nonuse and to improve functional ...