Rehabilitation Strategies For Facial Nerve Neuropathy

Volume 25, Number 6 (2015)

Paula Martinkaitytė, Radvilė Griškevičiūtė, Monika Vieversytė, Lina Varžaitytė, Raimondas Savickas Abstract People suffering from facial nerve damage usually complain about the flaccid paralysis of the face, inability to close the eye, smile on affected side, disapearance of nasolabial wrinkle, drooping of the corner of the mouth. This has a negative impact not only on physical,…

Treatment on Passive Range of Motion of Ankle and Mobility in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Volume 25, Number 1(98) (2015)

Laima Mikulėnaitė, Jovita Petrulytė, Anastasija Žernakova Abstract Introduction. Spasticity – the basic and the most commonclinical syndrome of cerebral palsy. Most of the time child’sfunctional and movement disorders depend on this. Botulinumtoxin is a drug that relaxes muscles by blocking the release ofacetylcholine (ACH) in neuro muscular connection and reduceslevel of spasticity. The short-term effect…