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Jean P. Boucher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • THE EFFECT OF TRAGER THERAPY ON THE LEVEL OF EVOKED STRETCH RESPONSES IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RIGIDITY
    2015
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Michel Panisset, Denis A Lafontaine, Jacques D Hébert, Alain D Leroux, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient’s wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60 ° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36 % immediately after treatment and remained 32 % lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F 41.45, P .05). Patients who received the treatment lying supine benefited from a 42 % reduction of ESR (F 4.07, P .05). The side on which the treatment was performed did not significantly influence the outcome of the treatment (F 0.50, P .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test side position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect (P .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64

  • The effect of Trager therapy on the level of evoked stretch responses in patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity.
    Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 2002
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Denis Lafontaine, Jacques Hébert, Alain Leroux, Michel Panisset, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Abstract Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient's wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36% immediately after treatment and remained 32% lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F = 41.45, P P P > .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test × side × position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect ( P > .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64)

Christian Duval - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • THE EFFECT OF TRAGER THERAPY ON THE LEVEL OF EVOKED STRETCH RESPONSES IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RIGIDITY
    2015
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Michel Panisset, Denis A Lafontaine, Jacques D Hébert, Alain D Leroux, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient’s wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60 ° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36 % immediately after treatment and remained 32 % lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F 41.45, P .05). Patients who received the treatment lying supine benefited from a 42 % reduction of ESR (F 4.07, P .05). The side on which the treatment was performed did not significantly influence the outcome of the treatment (F 0.50, P .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test side position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect (P .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64

  • The effect of Trager therapy on the level of evoked stretch responses in patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity.
    Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 2002
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Denis Lafontaine, Jacques Hébert, Alain Leroux, Michel Panisset, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Abstract Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient's wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36% immediately after treatment and remained 32% lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F = 41.45, P P P > .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test × side × position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect ( P > .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64)

Michel Panisset - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • THE EFFECT OF TRAGER THERAPY ON THE LEVEL OF EVOKED STRETCH RESPONSES IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND RIGIDITY
    2015
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Michel Panisset, Denis A Lafontaine, Jacques D Hébert, Alain D Leroux, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient’s wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60 ° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36 % immediately after treatment and remained 32 % lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F 41.45, P .05). Patients who received the treatment lying supine benefited from a 42 % reduction of ESR (F 4.07, P .05). The side on which the treatment was performed did not significantly influence the outcome of the treatment (F 0.50, P .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test side position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect (P .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64

  • The effect of Trager therapy on the level of evoked stretch responses in patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity.
    Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 2002
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Denis Lafontaine, Jacques Hébert, Alain Leroux, Michel Panisset, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Abstract Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient's wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36% immediately after treatment and remained 32% lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F = 41.45, P P P > .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test × side × position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect ( P > .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64)

Masanao Shibasaki - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Differences in practitioners' proficiency affect the effectiveness of Massage therapy on physical and psychological states.
    Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2009
    Co-Authors: Nozomi Donoyama, Masanao Shibasaki
    Abstract:

    Summary Objective An examination was made of how differences in the proficiency of Massage practitioners had different physical and psychological effects on clients. Method Eight healthy 50-year-old females, suffering from chronic neck and shoulder stiffness, were recruited and four interventions were conducted: three 40-minute Massage therapy interventions, one each by a freshman and a sophomore student studying Massage therapy, and one by their instructor, and one rest on the Massage Table. Visual analogue scale score for muscle stiffness in the neck and shoulder, state anxiety score, and salivary cortisol concentration levels and secretory immunoglobulin A, were measured pre- and post- interventions. Results Visual analogue scale of neck and shoulder stiffness after Massage by the instructor was significantly lower than that after the other interventions, and the score of state anxiety was lower than that after resting.

Denis Lafontaine - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • The effect of Trager therapy on the level of evoked stretch responses in patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity.
    Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 2002
    Co-Authors: Christian Duval, Denis Lafontaine, Jacques Hébert, Alain Leroux, Michel Panisset, Jean P. Boucher
    Abstract:

    Abstract Objective: To quantify changes of evoked stretch responses (ESR) in the most rigid arm of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after Trager therapy. Methods: Gentle rocking motion associated with this type of manual therapy was imparted to the upper limbs and body of 30 patients for 20 minutes. A pretest and 2 posttests (at 1 and 11 minutes after the treatment, respectively) were performed, consisting of electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the flexor carpi radialis and extensor digitorum communis while the patient's wrist was passively flexed and extended with an amplitude of 60° and a frequency of 1 Hz. Patients received the treatment on the most rigid side of their bodies (ipsi-group) or on the contralateral side (contra-group). Half of patients in each group received the treatment while lying supine on a Massage Table (ipsi- and contra-supine) or sitting in a chair (ipsi- and contra-sitting). Results: In general, the level of ESR were reduced by 36% immediately after treatment and remained 32% lower than pretest values 11 minutes after treatment (F = 41.45, P P P > .05). However, post hoc analysis of the triple interaction (test × side × position) indicated that the sitting position was much less efficient for sustained contralateral effect ( P > .05). Conclusions: Results from the present study strongly suggest that it is possible to modify the level of ESR by using Trager therapy. This stretch reflex inhibition may induce a reduction of the muscle rigidity seen in these patients. The present results may eventually lead to the development of a specific complementary therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease and rigidity. (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2002;25:455-64)