Have you tried constraint induced movement therapy?? Fabulous results in
studies, with 2-3 weeks of treatment, with good recovery of use. Reference
Taub at University of Alabama at Birmingham for citations.
NK
At 03:24 PM 10/25/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear all
>
>We frequently have the problem of CVA patients being referred again and
>again several years after their stroke for Outpatient Physiotherapy not
>because of any deterioration but simply because they have not yet made a
>full recovery - e.g. their arm hasn't started working yet!
>
>I wonder if anyone has been involved in setting up any strategies for
>dealing with these sorts of patients, their relatives and referrers. e.g.
>education programmes, treatment programmes, support groups etc, etc, etc.
>
>I'd be interested in any information regarding this difficult area.
>
>Thanks
>
>Angela Hutton
>
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