Breakthroughs in the spasticity management: Are non-pharmacological treatments the future?

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue , 2017, Pages 16-27

  Naro, Antonino ^a   Leo, Antonino ^a   Russo, Margherita ^a   Casella, Carmela ^b   Buda, Antonio ^a   Crespantini, Aurelio ^a   Porcari, Bruno ^a   Carioti, Luigi ^a   Billeri, Luana ^a   Bramanti, Alessia ^a   Bramanti, Placido ^a   Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore ^a  

^a IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Spinal cord injury; Stroke; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

CRYOTHERAPY; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY; FOCAL MUSCLE VIBRATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROREHABILITATION; NEUROSURGERY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; REVIEW; ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON; SPASTICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMOTHERAPY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROTHERAPY; FORECASTING; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE; THERAPEUTIC USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

CEREBRAL PALSY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FORECASTING; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 85014399003     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.02.044     Document Type: Review

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