BookJean-Michel Gracies.
Summary: This book is an informative guide for both the patient and therapist, and provides a series of exercises that target the most important muscles for those with spastic paresis. Actively practicing the exercises prescribed in this self-rehabilitation manual will allow the patient to see continued improvement in their muscle functioning. Spastic paresis is the consequence of a central nervous system disorder such as a stroke, traumatic brain or spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or a tumor of the nervous system, conditions that may have occurred in childhood or adulthood. In spastic paresis two problems coexist: the word 'paresis' means that when the brain sends a command to a muscle to contract, this order is incompletely received by the muscle; the word 'spastic' indicates that at the same time muscles cannot relax normally and have a tendency to be spontaneously overactive. A daily program of prolonged stretching and an intensive motor training program using unassisted large amplitude rapid alternating movements is recommended to gradually increase brain command effectiveness.
Contents:
Part I: Lower limb anatomical review 1
Hip
Gluteus maximus
Hamstrings
Hip flexor
Hip extensor
Hip adductors
Hip internal rotators
Knee
Rectus femoris
Vastus muscles
Ankle
Soleus
Gastrocnemius
Lower limb functional exercises
Part II: Upper limb anatomical review
Shoulder
Pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi
Long head of triceps
Sub-scapularis
Elbow
Elbow flexors
Pronator quadratus
Pronator teres
Wrist
Wrist flexors
Hand
Flexors of digits
Interosseus muscles
Thumb
Long thumb flexor
Short thumb flexor
Opponens pollicis
Long abductor of the thumb
Active thumb deopposition/opposition
Adductor pollicis
Appendix
Personal log sheet lower limb
Personal log sheet upper limb
Neuroloco.