Constraint-induced movement therapy

Upper extremity paresis is a major impairment after stroke. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), which is in contrast to traditional rehabilitation techniques, such as neurodevelopmental approaches and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, has initiated evidence-based medicine in stroke rehabilitation research. The main components of CIMT include massed practice, the constraint of movement of the intact upper limb, and the shaping of...