Efficacy of coupling repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and physical therapy to reduce upper limb spasticity in stroke patients: a randomised controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: rTMS associated with PT can be beneficial in reducing post-stroke spasticity. However, more studies are needed to clarify the clinical changes underlying the reduction of spasticity induced by non-invasive brain stimulations. PMID: 24239881 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24239881?dopt=Abstract

Source: Medical Physics - November 12, 2013 Category: Physics Authors: Barros Galvão SC, Costa Dos Santos RB, Borba Dos Santos P, Cabral ME, Monte-Silva K Tags: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research