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ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2020

Influence of RehaCom Therapy on the Improvement of Manual Skills in Multiple Sclerosis Subjects.

Wioletta Pawlukowska, Natalia Dobrowolska, Aleksandra Szylinska, Dorota Koziarska, Agnieszka Meller, Iwona Rotter, Przemysław Nowacki

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Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wioletta PawlukowskaDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Natalia DobrowolskaDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Aleksandra SzylinskaDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Dorota KoziarskaDepartment of Neurology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Agnieszka MellerDepartment of Neurology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Iwona RotterDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Przemysław NowackiDepartment of Neurology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
Pomeranian Medical University · PL

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Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Clinical Physiotherapy
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Abstract

objectiveTo assess the influence of cognitive therapy, in combination with cognitive software, on manual dexterity in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).

methodsThe Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT) was used to establish the eligibility of individuals with MS for testing and to assess their upper limb performance. In addition to standard upper limb rehabilitation, 20 participants received RehaCom-based visual-motor therapy, administered three times a week in 20-minute routines.

resultsA significant relationship was found between the use of manual therapy that utilized the cognitive function platform and the improvement of the non-dominant hand (p=0.037). Compared to controls, the experimental group scored higher on the NHPT, when using the dominant hand (p=0.007). All members of the experimental group, aged ≤60 years, needed considerably less time to do the NHPT with the dominant hand (p=0.008).

conclusionApplication of manual therapy using the cognitive function platform improves performance of the hand. However, further research is needed to analyze the correlation between cognitive function and motor performance in patients with MS.

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Cognitive rehabilitationManual therapyMotor cortexMultiple sclerosisNeuroplasticity

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PMCPMC7214135
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