TY - JOUR

T1 - Science-based neurorehabilitation

T2 - Recommendations for neurorehabilitation from basic science

AU - Nielsen, Jens Bo

AU - Willerslev-Olsen, Maria

AU - Christiansen, Lasse

AU - Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper

AU - Lorentzen, Jakob

N1 - CURIS 2015 NEXS 038

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - ABSTRACT Neuroscience has fundamentally changed the understanding of learning and memory within recent years. Here, the authors discuss a number of specific areas where they believe new understanding of the CNS from basic science is having a fundamental impact on neurorehabilitation and is leading to new therapeutic approaches. These areas have constituted a basis for development of some basic principles for neurorehabilitation: Optimal rehabilitation should involve (a) active (patient) participation in the training, (b) training that does not only involve many repetitions, but also continues to challenge the skill of the training person, (c) motivation and reward, (d) intensive training and practice over a long time, (e) careful organization of the training in relation to other activities, and (f) incorporation of other potentially beneficial parameters such as sleep and diet. It should in this relation also be pointed out that albeit neurorehabilitation may be predicted to have the most optimal effect early in life and as soon after injury as possible, there is no reason to believe that beneficial effects of training may not be obtained late in life or several years after injury.

AB - ABSTRACT Neuroscience has fundamentally changed the understanding of learning and memory within recent years. Here, the authors discuss a number of specific areas where they believe new understanding of the CNS from basic science is having a fundamental impact on neurorehabilitation and is leading to new therapeutic approaches. These areas have constituted a basis for development of some basic principles for neurorehabilitation: Optimal rehabilitation should involve (a) active (patient) participation in the training, (b) training that does not only involve many repetitions, but also continues to challenge the skill of the training person, (c) motivation and reward, (d) intensive training and practice over a long time, (e) careful organization of the training in relation to other activities, and (f) incorporation of other potentially beneficial parameters such as sleep and diet. It should in this relation also be pointed out that albeit neurorehabilitation may be predicted to have the most optimal effect early in life and as soon after injury as possible, there is no reason to believe that beneficial effects of training may not be obtained late in life or several years after injury.

U2 - 10.1080/00222895.2014.931273

DO - 10.1080/00222895.2014.931273

M3 - Review

C2 - 25575219

VL - 47

SP - 7

EP - 17

JO - Journal of Motor Behavior

JF - Journal of Motor Behavior

SN - 0022-2895

IS - 1

ER -