ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2021
Effectiveness of Stretching in Post-Stroke Spasticity and Range of Motion: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on spasticity evaluated with modified Ashworth scale/Ashworth scale in patients with spastic paralysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
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- Ultrasound-Guided Alcohol Neurolysis for Poststroke Upper Limb Spasticity to Facilitate Arteriovenous Fistula Creation in Hemodialysis: A Case Report.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2026Article
- Effects of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation Versus Sham Stimulation on Upper Limb Spasticity After Stroke: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Neurology international · 2026Article
- Stretching-Positioned Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Yields Superior Short-Term Efficacy for Post-Stroke Upper-Limb Spasticity: A Retrospective Comparative Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Within-session dose-response and between-session carry-over effects of eccentric contractions versus static stretches on range of motion and muscle-tendon mechanics.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Effect of acupuncture on brain microenvironment in rats with post-stroke limb spasticity based on single-cell transcriptome sequencing technology.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Article
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- [The research progress on the improvement effect of repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation on upper limb and lower limb spasm after stroke].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Review
- Comparison of Neurodevelopmental Therapy with Standard Therapy for the Treatment of Patients with Spasticity After Stroke.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Are Assistive Technologies Effective in the Management of Contractures in People with Stroke? - A Cochrane Review Summary with Commentary.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Review
- Pathophysiology and Management Strategies for Post-Stroke Spasticity: An Update Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- A Linear Rehabilitative Motion Planning Method with a Multi-Posture Lower-Limb Rehabilitation Robot.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Stretching exercises in managing spasticity: effectiveness, risks, and adjunct therapies.European journal of translational myology · 2024Article
- Best Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Post-Stroke Spasticity: A Modified Scoping Review.Toxins · 2024Article
- Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Post-Stroke Spastic Paralysis: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research from 2000 to 2024.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- Objectivizing Measures of Post-Stroke Hand Rehabilitation through Multi-Disciplinary Scales.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Effects of Therapist Intervention during Upper-Extremity Robotic Rehabilitation in Patients with Stroke.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Spastic paraplegia is the main manifestation of a spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 lineage in China: a case report and review of literature.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Personalized Approaches to Stroke: One Step Forward for Functional Recovery of Stroke Patients.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Spasticity is one of the most frequent and disabling clinical manifestations of patients with stroke. In clinical practice, stretching is the most widely used physiotherapeutic intervention for this population. However, there is no solid evidence for its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different types of stretching in reducing post-stroke spasticity. Research was carried out until March 2021 in the following scientific databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and PEDro. The PEDro scale and the Cochrane collaboration tool were used to assess the methodological quality and risk of bias of the studies. Eight articles were selected for qualitative analysis; six of them contributed information to the meta-analysis. No conclusive evidence was obtained on the effectiveness of stretching in terms of treating spasticity and range of motion in patients with stroke. Further research is necessary in order to determine the effectiveness of the use of stretching in this population, considering the different types of stretching (static and dynamic), the time of application, the measurement of the different components of spasticity, and the extrapolation of functional results.
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