Neuroplasticity in the rehabilitation of patients affected by spastic spoke

Abstract

Stroke (CVA) is one of the leading causes of disability in the world, having as one of the major losses to rehab the sequel of spasticity. From the known potential of neuroplasticity, the rehabilitation with techniques that use this principle, as the restriction and induction Therapy, improve engine performance. The aim of this study is to analyze the benefi cial results of works that use the neuroplasticity the rehabilitation mechanism in patients with spastic STROKE. This study consisted in a literature review from searches in databases the Virtual Health Library, SciELO, portal de periodicos Capes and PubMed, with publication dates between 2000 and 2013, as well as in books. Of the 38 articles surveyed “seal only 4 had the objective of this work, and showed positive results in relation to the benefi ts of Movement induction and restriction Therapy which promotes the cortical reorganization. However it is necessary to fi nd more directly the effectiveness of this technique in the re-establishment of DLAS. Therefore, there is a vast area of occupational therapist to the closest possible rehabilitation of functional independence.