Short-term Effects of Elastic Therapeutic Taping on Static and Dynamic Balance in Chronic Stroke.

Introduction: The current pilot study aimed to examine the short-term effects of ankle Elastic Therapeutic Taping (ETT) on static and dynamic balance.

Methods: Twenty-Four individuals with chronic stroke were assigned to an experimental or control group (n=12/group); they both received Conventional Physical Therapy (CT) for 3 weeks, 3 times per week. The experimental group additionally underwent taping to the ankle of the paretic side continuously for 3 weeks.

The effects of concurrent M1 anodal tDCS and physical therapy interventions on function of ankle muscles in patients with stroke: a randomized, double-blinded sham-controlled trial study.

One of the most common symptoms in stroke patients is spasticity. The aims were to investigate the effects of anodal trans-cranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) over the affected primary motor cortex (M1) on ankle plantar flexor spasticity and dorsiflexor muscle activity in stroke patients. The design of this study was a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial.

Concurrent postural training and M1 anodal transcranial direct current stimulation improve postural impairment in patients with chronic low back pain.

Changes in different regions of the brain due to postural disturbances were found in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). The aims of the current study were to investigate the short- and long-term enhancing effects of concurrent postural training and primary motor cortex (M1) anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) on balance, postural stability and pain in chronic LBP patients with postural impairment. In this clinical trial study, thirty eight patients with chronic LBP were randomly assigned to a-tDCS and training, sham a-tDCS and training,and training only groups.

The effects of trans-cranial direct current stimulation intervention on fear: A systematic review of literature.

Intensifying fear and fear of pain may lead to some diseases such as panic disorder, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, depression, etc. A number of studies indicated positive effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on controlling fear and some studies did not observe any effect or even negative effect on decreasing fear. Due to lack of consensus in the findings of research, we aimed to systematically review studies, which investigated the effect of tDCS on fear.

Multi-session anodal tDCS enhances the effects of postural training on balance and postural stability in older adults with high fall risk: Primary motor cortex versus cerebellar stimulation.

Background: Postural control impairment is a key target for rehabilitation of older adults with high fall risk.

Objective: To investigate whether anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) over primary motor cortex (M1) or cerebellum can enhance the positive effects of postural training on balance and postural stability in older adults with high fall risk.

Method: In this randomised, double-blinded sham-controlled study, 65 participants were randomly assigned into five groups; M1 a-tDCS with postural training, bilateral cerebellar a-tDCS with postural training, sham a-tDCS with postural training, postural training alone and cerebellar a-tDCS alone.