06/18/2003 - Questions and Answers
CI stroke therapy
By: Mark Castleden
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Question
Can you give me a step by step protocol for constraint-induced (CI) stroke therapy? What sort of routine is used, and for how long?
Answer
For the upper limb, CI therapy involves inducing the use of the more-affected side for a target of 90% of the waking hours by using one of several methods of constraint of the less-affected arm. Concentrated, repetitive training of the affected limb is given for 6-7 hours a day for a 2-3 week period. For lower-limb paralysis the procedure is the same, but without constraint of the lesser-affected leg. For more detailed information, see the links below, including the video of a short seminar on the subject.
Links
- Stroke Immobilization Therapy (video)
- Neurology Forum: CI Therapy
- NINDS Stroke Rehabilitation Information
- NINDS Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Fact Sheet
Created on: 06/15/2003
Reviewed on: 06/18/2003
Reviewed on: 06/18/2003
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