Non-pharmacological interventions for spasticity in adults: An overview of systematic reviews

Abstract

Introduction/Background Spasticity causes significant long-term disability-burden, requiring comprehensive management. This review evaluates evidence from published systematic reviews for effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for improved spasticity outcomes. Material and method A literature search was conducted using medical and health science electronic databases for published systematic reviews up to 15th June 2017. Two reviewers applied inclusion criteria to select potential systematic reviews, independently extracted data for methodological quality using Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR). Quality of evidence was critically appraised with Grades of Recommend..