Is progress necessarily progressive?
An important plastic change in the spinal cord could be the progressive reduction of postactivation depression due to limb immobilization.
Finally, an important mechanism could be the progressive reduction of postactivation depression due to limb immobilization [ 56, 57].
The rehabilitation program was immobilization with 20° of flexion for 15 days, then progressive recovery of range of motion in an articulated knee brace for 30 days.
A six to eight-week home or formal physical therapy program is usually instituted once the immobilization period has ended, incorporating range of motion, stretching, progressive strengthening, and functional or sport-specific training.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of motor units leading to muscle atrophy, weakness, and immobilization [ 1].
Two immobilization periods due to fractures and orthopaedic surgery probably contributed, but a progressive disorder cannot be ruled out.
Post-operative immobilization methods vary from using casts for 2 7 weeks [2, 9, 11, 16, 18, 24] to progressive elongation systems such as circular external fixators of the Ilizarov type [25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 36], or monolateral fixators such as the model used by our team [25, 28].
Postoperatively, a long plaster cast immobilization with the knee in 10° flexion was used for 2 weeks, followed by hinge brace application and progressive active physiotherapy of the knee.
