Does physical therapy help paralyzed patients?

Yes, but the interventions, plan of care, and goals all depend on the patient's presentation. Patients with a spinal cord injury almost ALWAYS need to go to inpatient rehabilitation once they are medically stable. read more

Patients with spinal cord injuries are also part of the patient population that I treat in my current outpatient setting. I also see patients with neurological presentations that contribute to decreased mobility. I am going to address physical therapy in relation to patients with spinal cord injuries. read more

After a year working with devices that link machine to brain, people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries were able to regain some movement and feeling in their legs, Miguel Nicolelis and colleagues report August 11 in Scientific Reports. read more

Nov. 1, 2006 -- In some stroke survivors with partial paralysis on one side, short-term, intensive physical therapy that restrains their good arm and hand may lead to lasting improvements in the paralyzed one, a new study shows. read more