Hi Claus - we do strengthening exercises with all our neuro patients, with or without weights, whatever the patient can manage. I have looked for some literature and found the following on my shelf.
The PT:s at Center for hjerneskade in Copenhagen work along the lines that you are asking about and I am sure they would be very pleased to tell you more. You can contact them on the following mail address:
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Fuscaldi Teixera-Salmela L, Olney SJ, Nadeau S, Brouwer B:
Muscle strengthening and physical conditioning to reduce impairment and disability in chronic stroke survivors
Arch Phys Med Rehabil Vol 80, October 1999
Sharp SA, Brouwer BJ
Isokinetic strength training of the hemiparetic knee: effects on function and spasticity
Arch Phys Med Rehabil Vol 78 November 1997
Brown DA, Kautz SA
Increased workload enhances force output during pedaling exercise in persons with poststroke hemiplegia
Stroke 1998;29:598-606
Giuliani C
Strength training for patients with neurological disorders
Neurology Report Vol 19 no 3 1995
Bodil Carle Smedley
Sjukgymn avd
Centralsjukhuset
291 85 Kristianstad
Sweden
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