Influence of myofascial therapy applied to the cervical region of patients suffering from unilateral spatial neglect and head deviation with respect to the median line

Abstract

Unilateral spatial neglect has been described as the alteration of the patient’s capacity to receive stimuli coming from the contralateral side relative to the damaged hemisphere. Due to an asymmetrical processing of the information, the gravitational reference becomes displaced producing an alteration of the head’s position with respect of the median line. Considering the relationship between the fascia and the antigravitational system, the technique of myofascial induction is applied. Objectives: Testing and describing the sensitive, perceptive and motor changes obtained by applying myofascial therapy and comparing it with the patients treated exclusively with conventional physiotherapy (Bobath). Range: Analytical study, quasi-experimental of basic type. Not random samples (n=8) of patients suffer from ABI and a lesion on the right parietal cortex. Intervention and results on experimental group (n=4). Comparison of variables with respect to control group (n=4). Results: Significant results are obtained (p<0,05) for the sensitivity variable on the experimental group (p<0,01) and non-conclusive for the rest of the variables.