How Can We Improve Current Practice in Spastic Paresis?

LONDON, January 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Klemens Fheodoroff, Jorge Jacinto, Alexander Geurts, Franco Molteni, Jorge Hernández Franco, Tharaga Santiago, Raymond Rosales, Jean-Michel Gracies; European Neurological Review, 2016;11(2):79-86 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17925/ENR.2016.11.02.79

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Published recently in European Neurological Review, the peer-reviewed journal from touchNEUROLOGY, Klemens Fheodoroff et al, review how the positive, negative and biomechanical symptoms associated with spastic paresis can significantly affect patients' quality of life, by impairing their ability to perform normal activities. This paper - based on the content of a global spasticity interdisciplinary masterclass presented by the authors for healthcare practitioners working in the field of spastic paresis - proposes a multidisciplinary approach to care involving not only healthcare practitioners, but also the patient and their family members/carers, and improvement of the transition between specialist care and community services. The suggested treatment pathway comprises assessment of the severity of spastic paresis, early access to neurorehabilitation and physiotherapy and treatment with botulinum toxin and new technologies, where appropriate. To address the challenge of maintaining patients' motivation over the long term, tailored guided self-rehabilitation contracts can be used to set and monitor therapeutic goals. Current global consensus guidelines may have to be updated, to include a clinical care pathway related to the encompassing management of spastic paresis.

The full peer-reviewed, open-access article is available here:

https://doi.org/10.17925/ENR.2016.11.02.79

Disclosure:Preparation of this paper was supported by Ipsen. The authors are responsible for the content of the paper. Ipsen did not contribute to the content of the manuscript, with the exception of a courtesy review. Klemens Fheodoroff has received unrestricted research grants from Ipsen and Merz, and honoraria for instructional courses from Ipsen, Allergan and Merz. Jorge Jacinto has received unrestricted research grants, as well as honoraria for instructional courses, conferences and advisory boards from Ipsen, Allergan and Merz. Alexander Geurts has received unrestricted research grants from Ipsen and Merz, and honoraria for instructional courses from Ipsen. Franco Molteni has received unrestricted research grants from Ipsen and Merz and honoraria for instructional courses from Ipsen, Allergan and Merz. Jorge Hernández Franco reports no conflicts of interest. Tharaga Santiago reports no conflicts of interest. Raymond Rosales has received unrestricted research grants, as well as honoraria for instructional courses, conferences and advisory boards from Ipsen and Allergan. Jean-Michel Gracies has served as a consultant and received research grant support from Allergan, Ipsen and Merz.v

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