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Constraint-Induced Movement therapy (Stand Alone)
Constraint-Induced Movement therapy - Stand Alone Author:G. Uswatte and E. Taub, Editors Constraint-Induced Movement therapy or CI therapy is a behavioral approach to neurorehabilitation based on a program of neuroscience experiments conducted with deafferented monkeys. Over the last twenty years, a large body of evidence has accumulated to support the efficacy of CI therapy for rehabilitating hemiparetic arm use in individuals with... more » chronic stroke. Given the persuasive evidence for its efficacy to date, other research questions have risen to the forefront. How cost-effective is CI therapy? What are optimal training and other treatment parameters? What patient characteristics moderate the effects of CI therapy? The papers gathered in this publication address many of these topics.IOS Press is an international science, technical and medical publisher of high-quality books for academics, scientists, and professionals in all fields. Some of the areas we publish in: -Biomedicine