Cerebellar Ataxia Rehabilitation Trial in Degenerative Cerebellar Diseases

Abstract

Short-term benefit of intensive rehabilitation was evident in patients with degenerative cerebellar diseases. Although functional status tended to decline to the baseline level within 24 weeks, gains were maintained in more than half of the participants.

Effect of mirror therapy on motor function of the lower limbs Machado-Joseph disease

“…Em relação a variável equilíbrio nota-se ganhos positivos neste item, também observado em outros estudos [26][27][28] . A melhora do equilíbrio poderá ser justificada pelo uso de exercício com resistência elástica adicionada ao feedback promovido pelo espelho.…”

“…A melhora do equilíbrio poderá ser justificada pelo uso de exercício com resistência elástica adicionada ao feedback promovido pelo espelho. Alguns estudos mostram que o fortalecimento foi capaz de promover melhora na marcha 27,28 .…”

The Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Interventions in Adults with Cerebellar Dysfunction - A Systematic Review

“…We could only retrieve one study done by Miyai et al (14) which scored 10 on the quality scale using PEDro (10/11). Though other studies lacked rigorous methodology, they were able to bring out improvements in various domains of Physical impairment like balance, gait, postural control, reduced sway and number of falls.…”

“…Some even lacked gender and age specifications. And they presented with diverse cerebellar pathologies including cerebellar stroke 10 , cerebellar atrophy 11,13 , Friedrich's ataxia 12,16 , degenerative cerebellar diseases 3,14,15 , cerebellar ataxia 11,17 , Spinocerebellar 18,19 and sporadic cerebellar ataxias 18 (TABLE 4).…”

“…Subjects were randomly allocated to groups (in a crossover study, subjects were randomly allocated an order in which treatment s were received) 3,13,15,[17][18][19] , and four level IV studies -3 case series and 1 case series of cross over design [10][11][12]16 ( 13,18 , Scale for Assessment And Rating of Ataxia (SARA) 14,19 , 3-D Motion capture analysis 11,19 , Postural sways using force platforms 13 . Many authors have also used self perceived scores by the subjects to evaluate their perception of improvement following Physiotherapy interventions.…”