Spasticity is one of the most frequent and disabling clinical manifestations of patients with
stroke. In clinical practice, stretching is the most widely used physiotherapeutic intervention …

Background: Given the limited healthcare resources in low and middle income countries
(LMICs), effective rehabilitation strategies that can be realistically adopted in such settings …

Objective Equinus foot deformity (EFD) is the most common deformity following a stroke.
Several approaches have been suggested for its correction, including pharmacological …

Objective Equinus foot deformity (EFD) is the most common deviation after stroke. Several
physiotherapy interventions have been suggested to treat it. However, studies evaluating the …

Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

Background: Multicomponent training has considerable adherence among older
populations, but there is a lack of literature on the benefits of this training on older people's …

Background At the onset of stroke-induced hemiparesis, muscle tissue is normal and
motoneurones are not overactive. Muscle contracture and motoneuronal overactivity then …

Introduction: Shoulder injuries are common among athletes in sports that involve overhead
throwing of the ball such as handball. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the timing …

Post-stroke spasticity (PSS), characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone
and exaggerated reflexes, affects a significant portion of stroke patients and presents a …

Introduction: Researchers make an effort to the assessment of injuries prevalence in
different sports, to the find the cause of this injury and eventually to provide the appropriate …