scholarly journals Effects of Combined Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation and Occupational Therapy on Upper Limb Paresis and ADL in a Chronic Infarct Patient：A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumika Hirono ◽  
Rina Takahashi ◽  
Suzuka Homma ◽  
Misa Kumagai ◽  
Shigeru Obayashi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Upper Limb Paresis

scholarly journals Combination Treatment of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Intensive Occupational Therapy for Ataxic Hemiparesis due to Thalamic Hemorrhage

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Urushidani ◽  
Takatsugu Okamoto ◽  
Shoji Kinoshita ◽  
Shingo Yamane ◽  
Hiroaki Tamashiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Combination Treatment ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Thalamic Hemorrhage ◽  
Ataxic Hemiparesis

Background: Both low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LF-rTMS) and intensive occupational therapy (OT) are clinically beneficial for post-stroke patients with upper-limb hemiparesis. However, the usefulness of LF-rTMS and intensive OT for ataxic hemiparesis (AH) is unknown. Methods: The study subjects included 7 patients with AH. All patients had ataxia and mild hemiparesis without a sensory disturbance that was due to thalamic hemorrhage. Each patient was scheduled to receive 20-min rTMS at 1 Hz at the contralesional cerebral hemisphere followed by 120-min intensive OT, daily for 21 sessions. The primary outcome was the motor function of the affected upper limb that was evaluated by using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA). In addition, the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) score was determined to assess the severity of ataxia. Results: All patients completed the protocol without any adverse effects. The FMA score significantly increased after treatment. Notably, the ICARS score also significantly decreased. Conclusions: Our proposed combination treatment is a safe and feasible neurorehabilitative intervention for patients with AH due to thalamic hemorrhage. Our results demonstrate the possibility that rTMS in combination with intensive OT could improve motor function and alleviated ataxia in patients with AH.

scholarly journals Effects of peripheral nerve stimulation on paralysed upper limb functional recovery in chronic stroke patients undergoing low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and occupational therapy: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
pp. 156918612090163
Author(s):  
Masanori Maeda ◽  
Hitoshi Mutai ◽  
Yumi Toya ◽  
Yusuke Maekawa ◽  
Takatoshi Hitai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Stimulation Group

Objective Upper limb paralysis, which is a sequela of stroke, limits patients’ activities of daily living and lowers quality of life. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of peripheral nerve stimulation on hemiparetic upper limb functional recovery in chronic stroke patients undergoing low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and occupational therapy. Methods The subjects were chronic stroke patients who participated in a two-week inpatient programme including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and occupational therapy. There were two groups of patients: the peripheral nerve stimulation group (11 patients who underwent peripheral nerve stimulation) and the control group (11 patients who previously participated in the same inpatient programme but without peripheral nerve stimulation, selected via propensity score matching). The peripheral nerve stimulation group had 1 h of peripheral nerve stimulation on the median and ulnar nerves during occupational therapy. The outcome measures were the Wolf Motor Function Test, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, and Motor Activity Log. Results Wolf Motor Function Test, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, and Motor Activity Log showed significant improvement after the intervention in the peripheral nerve stimulation group. Particularly, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment hand score significantly improved in the peripheral nerve stimulation group compared to that in the control group (median change: 2 versus 0; p = 0.021, r = 0.49). Conclusion The combined use of peripheral nerve stimulation with occupational therapy after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation may result in a better functional recovery of in hemiparetic upper limb. Peripheral nerve stimulation with stimulation above the sensory threshold and below the motor threshold is easy to combine with occupational therapy upper limb function training and is therefore clinically useful.

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