Kontakt 2008, 10(Supl 2):77-80

Affecting of spasticity of proximal extremitiesVyužití canisterapie u některých nemocí dětí a seniorů

Böhm Pavel

Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta

Alternative proprioreceptive-neuromuscular facilitation methods, such as canistherapy, are being currently ever more used for the treatment of spasticity. Canistherapy is carried out not only by specialized healthcare professionals, but also by volunteers, who do not always have complex knowledge concerning the spasticity mechanism. Therefore, knowledge of pathological-physiological disorder and thus also knowledge of the spastic syndrome mechanism is of a great importance, since the spasticity itself can be affected positively as well as negatively.

Keywords: Muscle tone; pathology of muscle tone; elasticity; affecting of elasticity; further education

Received: December 10, 2007; Accepted: January 30, 2008; Published: February 25, 2008  Show citation