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Aesthenia
Aesthenia: a condition of generalized weakness that can be produced by a lesion of the cerebellum. Posture may also be poorly maintained in the client displaying aethenia. Clients [...]
Ataxia
Ataxia is one of the classic signs of cerebellar disease. It appears in the trunk, extremities, head, mouth, and tongue (speech). Multi-joint and patterns of movement are more [...]
Dysmetria
Dysmetria is defined as a deficit in reaching a target-usually a past pointing. It results from the deficit in accurately defining the direction, extent, force, and timing of [...]
Hemiplegia
Hemiplegia, a paralysis of one side of the body, is the classic sign of neurovascular disease of the brain. It is one of many manifestations of neurovascular disease, [...]
Myofascial Release
Myofascial release is a manual energetic therapy designed to treat the myofascia that surrounds every cell and tissue in the body. The fascia that surrounds each muscle fiber [...]
Spasticity
Spasticity is a motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes with exaggerated tendon jerks, resulting from hyperexcitability of the stretch reflex. Spasticity is one [...]
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a sensorimotor disorder that affects the control of posture and movement. The diagnosis has historically referred to a lack of oxygen or some related insult [...]
Quadriplegia
Quadriplegia refers to impairment or loss of motor and/or sensory function due to damage to the cervical segments of the spinal cord. Function in the upper extremities, lower [...]