Sensory training as treatment for focal hand dystonia: A 1-year follow-up

Sensory training as treatment for focal hand dystonia: A 1-year follow-up

In a prior study, 10 patients with focal hand dystonia learned braille reading as sensory training for 8 weeks. Practice time was 30 to 60 minutes daily. They improved both their spatial acuity using the Grating Orientation Discrimination Task (GOT) and their dystonia using the Fahn scale. Three pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Movement disorders 2003-09, Vol.18 (9), p.1044-1047
Hauptverfasser: Zeuner, Kirsten E., Hallett, Mark
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Discrimination Learning
Diseases of the nervous system
Dystonic Disorders - physiopathology
Dystonic Disorders - rehabilitation
Female
focal dystonia
Follow-Up Studies
Hand - physiopathology
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychomotor Performance
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Sensory Thresholds
sensory training
tactile spatial acuity
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:In a prior study, 10 patients with focal hand dystonia learned braille reading as sensory training for 8 weeks. Practice time was 30 to 60 minutes daily. They improved both their spatial acuity using the Grating Orientation Discrimination Task (GOT) and their dystonia using the Fahn scale. Three patients continued training for 1 year. Patients showed further improvement in the GOT, writing a standard paragraph, and self‐rating scales. Sensory training lasting longer than 8 weeks may lead to continued improvement. © 2003 Movement Disorder Society
ISSN:0885-3185
1531-8257
DOI:10.1002/mds.10490