[Influence of constraint-induced movement therapy on childhood hemiparesis with moderate manual dexterity at 16 years of age: a systematic review].

INTRODUCTION

The deficit of use on the upper limb affects, as well as the quality of movement, influences the execution of a functional grasp (action of grasping-releasing an object) and therefore, reduces the possibilities of execution of the child's daily activities diagnosed with infantile hemiplegia. Manual ability (finger movements, global and distal grasp, handling, precise movement, fluid...) could be a factor that determines whether the execution of constraint induced movement therapy favors the increase in functionality of the upper limb affected.

AIM: To study the constraint induced movement therapy influence on the functionality of the affected upper limb in infantile hemiplegia with moderate manual ability from 2 to 16 years of age.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

A bibliographic search of the works published between 2014 and 2019 was performed in the PubMed, PEDro and The Cochrane Library databases.

RESULTS

After applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, seven studies were obtained from a total of 203 to be analyzed, comparing constraint induced movement therapy with other interventions.

CONCLUSIONS

The results comparison is complex due to the lack of unanimity in the doses application and evaluation tools of the affected segment. The exclusive application of constraint induced movement therapy allows greater benefits in functionality, at the level of manual ability on affected upper limb in infantile hemiplegia with moderate manual ability than conventional therapy or other therapies.