International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Werner C
Medical Park Berlin,
An der Mühle 2-9, Berlin, 13507
Germany
Research Article
Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation (rpMS) in Combination with Muscle
Stretch Decreased the Wrist and Finger Flexor Muscle Spasticity in Chronic
Patients after CNS Lesion
Author(s): Werner C, Schrader M, Wernicke S, Bryl B and Hesse SWerner C, Schrader M, Wernicke S, Bryl B and Hesse S
Objective: The study assessed the effect of a single session of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rpMS) combined with manual stretch on wrist and finger flexor muscle spasticity.
Methods: Forty chronic patients after CNS lesion with a severe wrist and finger flexor spasticity with a Modified Ashworth Score (MAS, 0-5) of either 2, 3 or 4 participated and formed two groups. A single session of rpMS (A) or sham (B) (5 Hz, Intensity 60% or 0%, 3s trains, 750 stimuli delivered within five minutes) was applied in an A-B (group I) or B-A (group II) design. A 30 min baseline (90 min follow-up) proceeded (followed) A or B. During the intervention, the wrist and metatarsophalangeal (MCP) joints were stretched manually. Primary variable was the wrist and finger flexor spasticity, assessed with the help of the Modified Ashworth Score (MAS, 0-5), by a rater blinded to treatment a.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000352