Effects of therapy with MOTOmed® on F-wave amplitudes in spasticity

Rösche, Johannes; Paulus, Christiane; Maisch, U.; Mauch, E.; Kornhuber, H. H.

doi:10.1016/s0013-4694(97)85296-0

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“…10 But physiotherapy was also shown to reduce the F-waveamplitude. 11 In spastic hemiparesis following a stroke T-, H-re¯ex-amplitude ratios as well as F-wave amplitude ratios were increased. But only the F-wave amplitude ratios decreased after treatment.…”

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The effects of therapy on spasticity utilizing a motorized exercise-cycle

et al. 1997

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The effects of therapy on spasticity utilizing a motorized exercise-cycle

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“…Precise assessments of F-wave parameters have been used to investigate the effects of physiotherapy (Rosche et al 1996), drugs (Dressnandt et al 1995;Milanov and Georgiev 1994), and various physiological conditions (Bell and Lehmann 1987). F-wave amplitude was found to change in parallel with muscle tonus after an acute cerebral insult (Milanov 1992b), and was reduced by treatment with tizanidine, baclofen, myolastan, or electroacupuncture in cases of post-stroke hemiplegia (Milanov 1992a;Milanov and Georgiev 1994).…”

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Beneficial effects of footbaths in controlling spasticity after stroke

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Footbaths are considered to provide beneficial thermal therapy for post-stroke patients with spasticity, but their anti-spastic effects have not been investigated comprehensively. The present study aimed to evaluate alterations in motor-neuron excitability using F-wave parameters in post-stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia. Subjects' legs below the knee joint were immersed in water at 41 degrees C and F-wave recordings were made over the abductor hallucis muscle before, immediately after, and 30 min after thermal treatment. Antidromic stimulation was performed on the tibial nerve at the ankle. Measurements included F-wave amplitude, F-wave/M-response ratio, changes in modified Ashworth scale (MAS), body temperature and surface-skin temperature. The mean values of both F-wave parameters were higher on the affected side before footbath treatment. In post-stroke patients, the mean values of F-wave parameters were significantly reduced after footbath treatment (P < 0.01). The anti-spastic effects of footbath treatment were indicated by decreased F-wave parameters, in parallel with decreases in MAS. Body temperature was significantly increased both immediately after, and 30 min following footbath treatment in both groups, which appeared to play an important role in decreased spasticity. Surface-skin temperature increased immediately after footbath treatment in both groups and returned to baseline 30 min later. These findings demonstrate that the use of footbaths is an effective nonpharmacological anti-spastic treatment that might facilitate stroke rehabilitation.

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“…Thus, even small changes in muscle tonus should be represented by changes in F-wave parameters. Precise assessments of F-wave parameters have been used to investigate the effects of physiotherapy [15], drugs [16,17] and various physiological conditions [18].…”

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