Motor relearning program in patients with stroke sequels: a systematic review.

Introduction: 90% of the population with stroke suffer sequelae that disable the individual for their independence in the activities of daily life. Objective: to determine the effects of interventions in adults after stroke of the motor relearning program vs different physiotherapeutic treatments on functional independence. Methods: a systematic review of the literature was carried out. in PubMed, PEDro, LILACS, Cochrane, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases, and a manual search, taking into account clinical trials, Spanish, English or Portuguese. The methodological quality was carried out using the PEDro scale and the risk of bias assessment was applied according to the Cochrane Manual. Eight studies out of a potential 984 were included. Results: a clinically significant improvement was found in the motor relearning groups and only in one study is this improvement significant compared to another intervention. Conclusion: there are significant clinical effects in the use of the motor relearning program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]