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== Physiotherapy == | == Physiotherapy == | ||
Utilising the brains' ability to create and lay down new pathways the physiotherapist can play a big role in rehabilitation and improved quality of life. Physical therapy can positively promote neuroplasticity during rehabilitation, approaches include: | Utilising the brains' ability to create and lay down new pathways the physiotherapist can play a big role in rehabilitation and improved quality of life. Physical therapy can positively promote neuroplasticity during stroke rehabilitation, approaches include: | ||
* [[Constraint Induced Movement Therapy|Constraint induced movement therapy]] (CIMT) for the arm and hand | * [[Constraint Induced Movement Therapy|Constraint induced movement therapy]] (CIMT) for the arm and hand | ||
* Task-oriented | * Task-oriented therapy and repetition of novel movements | ||
* [[Gait Training in Stroke|Gait training]] | * [[Gait Training in Stroke|Gait training]] | ||
* [[Stroke: The Role of Physical Activity|Aerobic exercises]] | * [[Stroke: The Role of Physical Activity|Aerobic exercises]] | ||
* | * [[Cognitive Stimulation Therapy|Cognitive training]] | ||
* | * [[Virtual Reality for Individuals Affected by Stroke|Vitual Reality]] | ||
* Mental Imagery | * [[Mental Imagery]] | ||
See also [[Stroke: The Evidence for Physiotherapy]] | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 1 January 2023
Original Editor - Lucinda Hampton
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Following a stroke, the healthy areas of the brain around the damaged brain tissue region are able to compensate and develop new functions. Neuroplasticity is the term that describing this rewiring and reorganizing process. This process include: interhemispheric lateralization; association cortices making new connections in injured area; a re-organization of cortical representational maps. Brain plasticity leads to a great degree of spontaneous recovery, with stroke rehabilitation able to modify and boost this neuronal plasticity processes.[1]
Physical Activity And Neuroplasticity[edit | edit source]
Physical activity (PA) can promote neural plasticity.
- PA effects in the peri-infarct site (post stroke): promotes cerebral angiogenesis, vasomotor reactivity, neurotrophic factor release; reduces apoptosis processes, excitotoxicity, and inflammation.
- PA provides neuroprotective effects capable of reducing adverse effects of brain ischemia, with prestroke regular PE decreasing the severity of motor effects.[2]
- A novel approach for stroke therapy combines physical training with pharmacological treatments, known to promote neuroplasticity. [2]
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a key facilitator of neuroplasticity. Evidence suggests that aerobic exercise is an important intervention for improving brain function, these effects are mediated partly by upregulation of BDNF. As such aerobic exercise–induced increases in BDNF help facilitate motor learning-related neuroplasticity for rehabilitation after stroke.[3]
Physiotherapy[edit | edit source]
Utilising the brains' ability to create and lay down new pathways the physiotherapist can play a big role in rehabilitation and improved quality of life. Physical therapy can positively promote neuroplasticity during stroke rehabilitation, approaches include:
- Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) for the arm and hand
- Task-oriented therapy and repetition of novel movements
- Gait training
- Aerobic exercises
- Cognitive training
- Vitual Reality
- Mental Imagery
See also Stroke: The Evidence for Physiotherapy
Resources[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hara Y. Brain plasticity and rehabilitation in stroke patients. Journal of Nippon Medical School. 2015 Feb 15;82(1):4-13. Available: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnms/82/1/82_4/_article(accessed 1.1.2023)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pin-Barre C, Laurin J. Physical exercise as a diagnostic, rehabilitation, and preventive tool: influence on neuroplasticity and motor recovery after stroke. Neural plasticity. 2015 Oct;2015. Available:https://www.hindawi.com/journals/np/2015/608581/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=HDW_MRKT_GBL_SUB_BNGA_PAI_DYNA_JOUR_X_X0000_WileyFlipsBatch2&utm_term=Acta%20Neurologica%20Scandinavica&utm_content=JOUR_X_X0000_WileyFlipsBatch2_ActaNeurologicaScandinavica (accessed 1.1.2023)
- ↑ Mang CS, Campbell KL, Ross CJ, Boyd LA. Promoting neuroplasticity for motor rehabilitation after stroke: considering the effects of aerobic exercise and genetic variation on brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Physical therapy. 2013 Dec 1;93(12):1707-16.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3870490/ (accessed 1.1.2023)
