title: Rationales for improving motor function.
abstract: New findings in basic neuroscience, and the growing knowledge regarding neuroplasticity and motor learning have exerted influence and have provided stimuli for motor rehabilitation research. Repeated motor practice has been identified as crucial for motor recovery. Further novel and scientifically based therapeutic approaches have been developed: constraint-induced movement therapy, electromyogram-initiated neuromuscular stimulation, motor imagery and music therapy are all discussed in the present review.
authors.affiliation: Neurologisches Rehabilitationszentrum Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Bennewitz, Germany. hhummelshe@aol.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hummelsheim
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*