Peripheral nerve blocks of wrist and finger flexors can increase hand opening in chronic hemiparetic stroke

ConclusionOur results suggest that many individuals with stroke would see improved hand-opening with wrist and finger flexor activity curtailed by nerve block, especially when FES is used to drive the typically paretic finger and wrist extensor muscles. Such a nerve block (potentially produced by aforementioned emerging electrical nerve block technologies) could thus significantly address prior observed shortcomings of FES interventions for individuals with stroke.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research