International psychogeriatrics
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Passive movement therapy in severe paratonia: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
Paratonia causes severe movement dysfunction in late stage dementia. Passive Movement Therapy (PMT) is often used to decrease high muscle tone, but the efficacy has never been shown. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of PMT on muscle tone after two and four weeks of treatment. ⋯ PMT has no beneficial effects and should therefore not be recommended as an intervention in severe paratonia.