TY - JOUR AU - Bhilwade, Aditi Hari AU - Ganvir, Suvarna PY - 2020/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - EFFECT OF STRETCHING TO RELIEVE SPASTICITY IN NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW: STRETCHING TO RELIEVE SPASTICITY JF - VIMS JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY JA - VIMSJPT VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - 10.46858/VIMSJPT.2102 UR - https://vimsptcr.in/index.php/main/article/view/9 SP - 3-12 AB - <p><strong>Background- </strong>Stretching is most commonly used technique to reduce spasticity. There are various techniques in reducing spasticity in neurological conditions. <strong>Objective</strong>- To investigate the literature evidence for the effect of stretching on spasticity in neurological conditions. <strong>Data sources</strong>- A systematic review of all literature found in last 20 years are related to the different techniques of stretching to reduce spasticity (keywords: stretching, spasticity) from PubMed, Google scholar, Science direct and Cochrane database of systematic reviews. Electronic searching was used to find the source literature using definitive keywords. <strong>Conclusion</strong>- There are the wide variety of the studies investigating the effect of stretching to relieve spasticity in neurological conditions. The further studies can be done to investigate the long-term effects of stretching to reduce spasticity.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ER -