STUDY ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON UPPER LIMB SPASTICITY FOLLOWING STROKE

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MOTAVALLI ZAHRA; TOOPCHIZADEH VAHIDEH; ESLAMIAN FARIBA; RAHBAR MOHAMMAD; SAVADI OSKUEE DARYOOSH; TALEBI MAHNAZ

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Journal: MEDICAL JOURNAL OF TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Year:2011 | Volume:32 | Issue:6 Page(s): 53-60

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STUDY ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON UPPER LIMB SPASTICITY FOLLOWING STROKE

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ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONQ3

SPASTICITYQ3

RANGE OF MOTIONQ2

STROKEQ2

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Background and Objectives: Upper motor lesions may produce muscle SPASTICITY which increases the resistance against normal movements. This study aimed at evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of ELECTRICAL STIMULATION (ES) on upper limb SPASTICITY following STROKE.Materials and Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 75 patients with post-stroke upper limb SPASTICITY were studied during a 19-month period in Tabriz Imam Khomeini Hospital. These patients were randomized in three 25-patient groups, group E received motor level ES on extensor muscles of affected forearm, group F received sensory level ES on flexor muscles of the affected forearm, and group C or control who received sham ES on the affected forearm. ES was applied for 15 days, 0.5 h daily in the interventional groups. Stretching was also employed for all the patients. The grip index, hand index, passive and active RANGE OF MOTION (ROM) and Ashworth scale was determined and compared between the three groups at baseline, after halting the interventions and 6 weeks afterwards.Results: SPASTICITY improvement was significantly more prominent in group F compared to the control group 6 weeks post-intervention. Improvement of upper limb function was better in groups E and F compared to the control group. The gripping force was significantly increased after intervention and 6 weeks afterward in group E and to lesser degree in group F. The active ROM was significantly enhanced in some directions (flexion and extension) 6 weeks after cessation of intervention in group E compared to the control group.Conclusion: ES on flexor and extensor levels in the upper limb along with stretching techniques may improve the SPASTICITY and hand function after STROKE.

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MOTAVALLI, ZAHRA, TOOPCHIZADEH, VAHIDEH, ESLAMIAN, FARIBA, RAHBAR, MOHAMMAD, SAVADI OSKUEE, DARYOOSH, & TALEBI, MAHNAZ. (2011). STUDY ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON UPPER LIMB SPASTICITY FOLLOWING STROKE. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 32(6), 53-60. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/47503/en

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MOTAVALLI ZAHRA, TOOPCHIZADEH VAHIDEH, ESLAMIAN FARIBA, RAHBAR MOHAMMAD, SAVADI OSKUEE DARYOOSH, TALEBI MAHNAZ. STUDY ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON UPPER LIMB SPASTICITY FOLLOWING STROKE. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2011;32(6):53-60. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/47503/en

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ZAHRA MOTAVALLI, VAHIDEH TOOPCHIZADEH, FARIBA ESLAMIAN, MOHAMMAD RAHBAR, DARYOOSH SAVADI OSKUEE, and MAHNAZ TALEBI, “STUDY ON THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON UPPER LIMB SPASTICITY FOLLOWING STROKE,” MEDICAL JOURNAL OF TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 53–60, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/47503/en

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