Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (Taub's Training) for Stroke Patients with Pareses of Different Severity Levels

The „Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy“ is a therapy to treat motoric disorders caused by stroke or other brain damages. It is a behaviorally oriented program, which is based on the principles of learning psychology. The theoretical background of the therapy is described in a theory called „Learned Nonuse“. It assumes, that a part of the motoric disablement of stroke patients is not caused by the neurological damage but can be ascribed to a conditioned suppression of behavior. The aim of the therapy is therefore to overcome the „Learned Nonuse“ and to transfer the motoric skills, which have been reacquired thr…