Table 1.
Use and Subjective Estimation of Influence on Muscle Tone and ROM of Different Therapeutic Strategies for Persons Having Severe Paratonia.
| Application | Appraisal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage Used | Negative | Neutral | Positive | |
| Stretching | 75.3% | 9.8% | 26.4% | 63.8% |
| Soft passive mobilization | 95.4% | 2.6% | 9.6% | 87.8% |
| Motomed | 60.7% | 5.8% | 11.5% | 82.7% |
| Active mobilization | 67.9% | 10.6% | 24.8% | 64.6% |
| Gait training | 73.5% | 6.3% | 18.3% | 75.4% |
| Pulsations/rocking | 65.8% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 92.1% |
| Snoezelen | 54.8% | 1.7% | 9.2% | 89.1% |
| Relaxation bath | 77.2% | 0.0% | 5.8% | 94.2% |
| Massage | 73.7% | 2.9% | 23.6% | 73.6% |
| Positioning | 97.9% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 94.4% |
| Soft bracing | 33.6% | 9.6% | 20.5% | 69.9% |
| Heat application | 46.5% | 4.7% | 20.8% | 74.5% |
| No physiotherapy | 43.0% | 62.2% | 33.7% | 4.1% |
Abbreviation: ROM, range of motion.