Review article

Evidence-based effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy in the rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities

Tena Mioč ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Odsjek za motoričke poremećaje, kronične bolesti i art-terapije
Renata Pinjatela ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Odsjek za motoričke poremećaje, kronične bolesti i art-terapije
Valentina Matijević ; Klinika za reumatologiju, fizikalnu medicinu i rehabilitaciju, KBC Sestre milosrdnice Zagreb, Medicinski fakultet Osijek

Abstract

The rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities requires continued progress in the development of methods that will give such persons greater independence in daily activities and thus lead to improving the quality of their lives. Constraint-induced movement therapy is a rehabilitation approach that includes physical restraining of the unimpaired upper extremity while performing intensive functional exercises with the impaired extremity in order to decrease motor deficits and increase the person’s functional independence. This work presents the effectiveness of this method in the rehabilitation of people with physical disabilities. The results indicate that there is a scientific foundation for the effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy in the area of physical disabilities.

Keywords

physical disabilities; rehabilitation; constraint-induced movement therapy

Hrčak ID:

234901

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/234901

Publication date:

20.10.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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