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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Physical Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Controversy exists regarding resistive exercise for post-stroke spasticity.
  • Bobath's approach suggested avoiding effort to prevent increased cocontraction and reduced coordination.
  • These theories lack empirical support in clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the clinical assumption that graded resistive exercise worsens spasticity and impairs motor control.
  • To evaluate the effects of graded resistive exercise on force production and modulation in spastic post-stroke individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Nine hemiplegic subjects with spasticity participated.
  • Graded resistive exercise was performed with simultaneous measurements.
  • Key metrics included cocontraction, spasticity levels, and fractionated reaction time.

Main Results:

  • Little difference was observed between paretic and non-paretic muscle responses to exercise.
  • Resistive exercise demonstrated a potentially beneficial effect on paretic muscle performance.
  • No detrimental impact on spastic muscle function was identified.

Conclusions:

  • Graded resistive exercise is not detrimental to spastic muscles post-stroke.
  • This exercise modality should be considered for remediation of weakness and functional deficits.
  • Evidence supports incorporating strength training into stroke rehabilitation protocols.