New Treatment Approaches on the Horizon for Spastic Hemiparesis

This article presents 2 recent articles that propose novel interventions for treating spastic hemiparesis by changing biological infrastructure. In 18 patients with unilateral spastic arm paralysis due to chronic cerebral injury greater than 5 years ’ duration, Zheng et al transferred the C7 nerve from the nonparalyzed side to the side of the arm that was paralyzed. Over a follow-up period of 12 months, they found greater improvement in function and a reduction of spasticity compared to rehabilitation alone.

Source: PM and R - September 1, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Nathaniel H. Mayer Tags: Innovations Influencing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Source Type: research