Department of Physical Therapy, João XXIII Emergency Hospital – FHEMIG - Professor Alfredo Balena Avenue, n. 400, Santa Efigênia, zip code 30130-100, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Case Series
Light Touch Manual Therapy as a Potential Adjuvant for the Management of Mechanical Allodynia in Patients with Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Author(s): Aline Duprat Ramos*, Daniel Fernandes Martins, Rodolfo Borges Parreira, Aline Raulino Dutra and Aline Silva de Miranda
Background: Allodynia is a symptom associated with many diseases, including spinal cord injury (SCI), and often worsens over time as crisscrossed
neuronal synapses make stronger connections. What triggers a crossover between pain and pleasure during gentle touch processing remains to
be fully revealed. Reduce mechanical allodynia (MA) after SCI may minimize its progress for a secondary neuropathic central pain.
Methods: The pre-post study investigated if MA intensity pf patients with acute SCI would improve after the association of manual therapy
sessions with light touch as a non-pharmacological adjuvant modality to participant's analgesic drug strategy during the acute SCI stage. The light
touch manual therapy was based on TOUCH’IN method, which consists of gently touching the MA area following predetermined steps.
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DOI:
10.37421/2167-1222.2022.11.546
Journal of Trauma & Treatment received 1048 citations as per Google Scholar report
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