Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 15 individuals with stroke will be submitted to 16 sessions through 2 sets of 30 seconds of flexor and extensor wrist extensions and 3 sets of 15 repetitions of free flexion exerci
Other
E02.779
E07.101.036
Sponsors
Centro Universitário de Barra Mansa
Centro Universitário de Barra Mansa
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers with active wrist movements; spasticity grades 1 to 3 in the flexor muscles of wrist and fingers 2nd Modified Ashworth Scale; medical indication for physiotherapeutic care; injury for more than 6 months; adequate comprehension skills and communication skills.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Volunteers who present with allergic processes to functional elastic bandage; degrees 0 or 4 of spasticity according to the Modified Ashworth Scale; Wernicke's aphasia; other associated neurological pathologies; history of lesions that preclude joint movements on the side of the paresis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of wrist movement determined by goniometry at the beginning of the study and at the end of the study, from a variation of at least 10 degrees in the pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Range of wrist movement determined by goniometry. Data collected before the intervention and one month after the intervention, from a variation of at least 10 degrees in the pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAriela Torres Cruz
Centro Universitário de Barra Mansa
Outcome results
None listed