One significant area of research has been the use of the contralateral seventh cervical nerve (CC7) for nerve transfer in patients with hemiplegia ... in various cases of spastic arm paralysis ...

Blair and Stanley (1985) developed a system with demonstrated reliability that delineates the categories as follows: (a) predominantly spastic ... diplegic, hemiplegic). The Swedish classification ...

The efficacy of acupuncture for spastic paralysis is somewhat limited ... Therefore, in the rehabilitation of post-hemiplegic spasticity in the upper limb, it is basic to focus on reducing flexor ...

Walking is something most people do every day without thinking. However, for those with hemiplegic gait, even taking a simple step can be very hard. Hemiplegic gait is a type of walking problem ...

[1] Signs of early spastic hemiplegia include decreased spontaneous activity on the affected side, early hand preference, delayed reaching on the affected side, an absent or delayed positive ...

Dr. Euan Ashley, Stanford University: Well, look, we have known for maybe 70 years that exercise was among one of the most potent medical interventions known. We knew from studies in the 1950s ...

Tying my New Year’s resolution to something concrete was a critical first step to exercise being almost a nonnegotiable in my day. Last year, I completed my 56th race. Once a resolution is made ...

“It’s strange how some people turn leisure into more work” by going for PRs in exercise, Burkeman says. Although he thinks many people probably benefit from PR goals without any ...

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