Early Individualized Approach for a Patient with Spasticity of Stroke Origin

Emanuela Elena Mihai; Mihai Berteanu

doi:10.12865/CHSJ.47.04.20

Early Individualized Approach for a Patient with Spasticity of Stroke Origin

Curr Health Sci J. 2021 Oct-Dec;47(4):608-611. doi: 10.12865/CHSJ.47.04.20. Epub 2021 Dec 31.

Authors

Emanuela Elena Mihai¹, Mihai Berteanu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
² Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Elias University Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.

Abstract

The aim of this case report is to present an early individualized rehabilitative plan for a post-stroke patient with limb spasticity given that stroke is a leading cause for disability that involves prolonged hospital stay and neurorehabilitation strategies. The rehabilitation plan consisted of conventional physical therapy and radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), and the results were evaluated through clinical assessment together with an innovative gait analysis system. Two rESWT sessions and conventional physical therapy program decreased spasticity grade and pain intensity, and improved ankle range of motion, balance and gait.

Keywords: Stroke; extracorporeal shock wave therapy; neurologic rehabilitation; spasticity.

Publication types

Case Reports