PHTY302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Spasticity, Proprioception, Acupuncture
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2. 3 describe common primary impairments following stroke including: 2. 6 interpret findings from the assessment of sensori-motor impairments and determine their clinical relevance. 2. 7 discuss the evidence for interventions to address sensori-motor impairments following stroke. 2. 8 list the nsf recommendations for managing impairments following stroke: primary impairments following stroke, positive = additional features. Increased tone: dystonias, negative = loss of pre-existing function. Loss of co-ordination of muscle activity to meet environmental demands. Focused on reduction of spasticity or increased tone : activity limitations are due to weakness of the agonist muscle, not excessive antagonist activity. Spasticity does not have a strong association with activity limitations after stroke: activity limitations are not improved with reduction of spasticity, current evidence, negative impairments make the greatest contribution to activity limitations, of the negative impairments: Is often described as increased tone but increased tone can be due to:
