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There are no new treatments in physiotherapy

22nd April 2016 by Dave Nicholls Leave a Comment

A few days ago, I responded to a Tweet from Glyn Blakey (@saebouglyn) and Mary Banks (@MaryBanksy) after Mary had posted up a paper suggesting that the Saebo Mobile Arm Support (SaeboMAS) had reduced tonic muscle activity across all muscles, and that this had had a positive influence on corticomotor selectivity of biceps brachii during a counterbalanced movement tasks. This all sounds very fancy, but what it basically means is that if you support the arm, the patient who is having difficulty moving, can concentrate on one joint activity while the rest of the limb is supported.  You'll get a better idea if you see a picture of the SaeboMAS at work: Seeing the paper made me wonder … [Read more...] about There are no new treatments in physiotherapy

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: amputee, Body-weight supported, exercise, fracture, Guthrie-Smith, inventions, neurological, rehabilitation, stroke, WWI, WWII

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