Search results for "Post stroke"

In vivo muscle morphology comparison in post-stroke survivors using ultrasonography and diffusion tensor imaging.

2019

AbstractSkeletal muscle architecture significantly influences the performance capacity of a muscle. A DTI-based method has been recently considered as a new reference standard to validate measurement of muscle structure in vivo. This study sought to quantify muscle architecture parameters such as fascicle length (FL), pennation angle (PA) and muscle thickness (tm) in post-stroke patients using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and to quantitatively compare the differences with 2D ultrasonography (US) and DTI. Muscle fascicles were reconstructed to examine the anatomy of the medial gastrocnemius, posterior soleus and tibialis anterior in seven stroke survivors using US- and DTI-based techniques…

Analgesic hypnotic treatment in a post-stroke patient

2021

In recent years, hypnotic suggestions have been used in several clinical conditions. This treatment is often used for anxiety treatment, somatization, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Hypnotic analgesia is one of the most clinically useful phenomena of hypnosis. The article describes the case of a patient who underwent hypnotic treatments for hypersensitivity and chronic pain. Results showed an improvement of pain control and a decrease of pain hypersensibility. In addition, during rehabilitative treatments, the patient reported a high level of compliance with the multidisciplinary team. These findings suggest that hypnosis could be a useful treatment for post-stroke pain management.

Vitamin D: a target for improving post-stroke prognosis?

2015

<p>Shock Waves as a Treatment Modality for Spasticity Reduction and Recovery Improvement in Post-Stroke Adults – Current Evidence and Qualitati…

2020

Purpose: This systematic review examines intervention studies using extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) application in post-stroke muscle spasticity with particular emphasis on the comparison of two different types of radial (rESWT) and focused shock waves (fESWT). Methods: PubMed, PEDro, Scopus, and EBSCOhost databases were systematically searched. Studies published between the years 2000 and 2019 in the impact factor journals and available in the English full-text version were eligible for inclusion. All qualified articles were classified in terms of their scientific reliability and methodological quality using the PEDro criteria. The PRISMA guidelines were followed and the registrat…

Applicazioni della Spettroscopia nel vicino infrarosso (fNIRS) e della Mirror Therapy per la riabilitazione dell’arto superiore in pazienti post-stor…

2021

L’ictus cerebrale negli ultimi 20 anni registra un aumento della sua incidenza sulla popolazione italiana, conseguente anche ad un aumento dell’è demografica media. L’ictus determina un’ampia gamma di deficit funzionali che possono essere recuperati con un progetto riabilitativo mirato ed anche rimanere in parte o in toto permanenti. Negli ultimi anni è stato affermato che l’approccio multidisciplinare sembra essere necessario per contribuire ad un recupero funzionale del paziente in tempi brevi. Cercando di garantire al paziente, quanto più possibile, la restituzione di una vita quanto più autonoma possibile, nell’espletamento delle attività di base di vita quotidiana. Lo scopo dell’interv…