There are many factors that cause gait disorders as is the case of patients suffering encephalic lesions that cause brain palsy with hemiplegia as sequelae. One of the most important and interesting features of rehabilitation of the patient with hemiplegia is gait reeducation. Because of that, a therapeutic strategy was created with the application of electric stimulus and a program of exercises in order to preserve the maximum of functional capabilities. For this reason, a retrospective study was performed including a sample of 10 patients with cerebral spastic palsy hospitalized at CIREN’s Clinic of Child Neurology with clubfoot and gait disorder. Every child was submitted to a rehabilitation treatment for four to eight weeks -six times per week- assessing the effectiveness of the neuromuscular stimulation over gross motor function and gait, including frequency of steps in 10 meters and its amplitude. At the end of the treatment, improvement was observed in the treated cases.
The main purpose of this paper is to present a general view of the advances in the last three decades concerning the conceptualization and treatment of the OCD phenomena. This disorder is more frequent and heterogeneous than it was thought before. Biological and psychological aspects suggest a crucial task for both, clinicians and researchers: to develop integrated models. Emphasis should be made on the importance of combined treatments to increase well being, social and personal functioning and quality of life.
