Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Butanta, Brazil
Review
The Benefits of Massage Therapy for Stroke Patients Sequelae
Author(s): Beckett Curran*
Adults with long-term disabilities have the highest risk of stroke. Stroke survivors experience agonist antagonist co-contraction, weakness,
spasticity, and lack of coordination as upper motor neuron syndrome signs and symptoms. Stroke survivors experience permanent disability at
up to 50%. They all add up to impairments and problems with functioning that could cost a lot of money. Physical therapy can help people with
disabilities by improving their disability and quality of life. The most common form of passive physical therapy is manual therapeutic massage,
which is one of the oldest forms of medicine known to man and has been used worldwide since antiquity. All back rub controls exert mechanical
forces on delicate tissues via "mechanotransduction." Massage may help reduce muscle stiffness and increase muscle compliance by increasing
blood flow and.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2573-0312.2023.8.317
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