Restoring symmetry: clinical applications of cross-education

The "restoring symmetry" hypothesis poses that cross-education of strength--a crossed-limb adaptation after unilateral training--is best applied to clinical conditions presenting with asymmetries. Cross-education mechanisms should be viewed as evolutionarily conserved circuits that have a...

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Published in:Exercise and sport sciences reviews 2014-04, Vol.42 (2), p.70-75
Main Authors: Farthing, Jonathan P, Zehr, E Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Extremities - physiopathology
Functional Laterality
Humans
Immobilization
Muscle Strength - physiology
Musculoskeletal System - injuries
Musculoskeletal System - physiopathology
Recovery of Function
Resistance Training - methods
Stroke - physiopathology
Stroke Rehabilitation
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Summary:The "restoring symmetry" hypothesis poses that cross-education of strength--a crossed-limb adaptation after unilateral training--is best applied to clinical conditions presenting with asymmetries. Cross-education mechanisms should be viewed as evolutionarily conserved circuits that have a small impact on daily life but a meaningful impact for rehabilitation. Two recently published examples are hemiparesis after stroke and unilateral orthopedic injury.
ISSN:0091-6331
1538-3008
DOI:10.1249/JES.0000000000000009