NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 2021: Edit efficacy of constraint-induced movement therapy in cerebral palsy children with asymmetric hand impairment- Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), also known as forced use movement therapy, is a therapeutic approach to rehabilitation of movement after stroke.  It has purportedly been demonstrated to improve motor function in patients following cerebro-vascular accident (CVA).  The intensity and schedule of delivery of CIMT is different from that of traditional physical rehabilitation approaches.  Constraint-induced movement therapy entails a family of rehabilitation techniques with an underlying goal of inducing individuals with stroke to markedly increase the use of a more-affected upper extremity (UE) for many hours a day over a period of 2 to 3 weeks.  The principal therapy involves constraining movements of the less-affected arm with a sling for 90 % of waking hours for the duration of therapy, while intensively training use of the more-affected arm.

Author(s): Rattana Rattanatharn

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