Professor Toshiaki Suzuki, Dean of the Graduate School of Kansai University of Health Sciences, presented a case report on the effects of exercise therapy on hemiplegic patients with cerebrovascular disease in Case Reports in Neurology.

 According to a report, median nerve stimulation of the F wave in a patient with cerebrovascular disease who has severe hypertonia in the muscle group on the ball of the paralyzed side and who is completely unable to move voluntarily. measured more. About 20 ms between the M and F waves, an obscure wave similar to the F wave was observed.

 Exercise therapy consisted mainly of stretching the muscles on the ball of the paretic side for 2 minutes twice a week for 20 months.Then, we investigated functional impairment and changes in F-wave waveforms before and after exercise therapy. After 8 months of exercise therapy, her muscle tone improved slightly, and voluntary movement of the affected thumb became possible.In the F wave at this time, the unclear waveform seen in the first time was no longer seen.

 Exercise therapy improved muscle tone and no unclear waves appeared.

Paper information:[Case Reports in Neurology] The Importance of F-Wave Patterns in a Patient with Cerebrovascular Disease Characterized by a Markedly Increased Tone of the Thenar Muscles

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