Constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients

<p>Stroke is an important cause of disability and death of patients. The consequence of a stroke may be weakness of limbs or hemiplegia. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a technique of rehabilitation, whose mission is to provoke the patient to use the paretic upper limb. In the li...

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Main Author:	Joanna Iłżecka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kazimierz Wielki University 2020-02-01
Series:	Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Subjects:	constraint-induced movement therapy rehabilitation stroke
Online Access:	https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/28860

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spelling	doaj-3ecb8601c33f46419e2642e08ef7699f2021-09-08T14:44:33ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062020-02-01102505910.12775/JEHS.2020.10.02.00623724Constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patientsJoanna Iłżecka0Medical University of Lublin<p>Stroke is an important cause of disability and death of patients. The consequence of a stroke may be weakness of limbs or hemiplegia. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a technique of rehabilitation, whose mission is to provoke the patient to use the paretic upper limb. In the literature is presented many clinical studies on the effectiveness of CIMT therapy in patients after stroke. The aim of the work was a review of the literature on CIMT in stroke patients.</p>https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/28860constraint-induced movement therapyrehabilitationstroke
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title	Constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients
title_short	Constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients
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publisher	Kazimierz Wielki University
series	Journal of Education, Health and Sport
issn	2391-8306
publishDate	2020-02-01
description	<p>Stroke is an important cause of disability and death of patients. The consequence of a stroke may be weakness of limbs or hemiplegia. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a technique of rehabilitation, whose mission is to provoke the patient to use the paretic upper limb. In the literature is presented many clinical studies on the effectiveness of CIMT therapy in patients after stroke. The aim of the work was a review of the literature on CIMT in stroke patients.</p>
topic	constraint-induced movement therapy rehabilitation stroke
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Constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients

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