An experienced physical/ occupational therapist will be able to reduce their patients' spasticity for the short term by means of techniques such as manipulation, stretching and positioning of the patient and limb. This will allow the patient to work on intensive task and isolated exercise based tasks. While the spasticity is reduced the patient will begin to improve their movement or motor sensory ability. This improved motor/ sensory ability may well then allow the patient to do active daily living tasks that they were not able to do before the treatment sessions despite an increased spasticity.
Traditional OT/ PT provides the patient with intensive repetition of everyday functional tasks or Active daily living tasks.
