Neuroplasticity as the basis of motor rehabilitation

Abstract

Diseases of the nervous system, accompanied by impaired locomotor reactions, occupy a leading place among the causes of disability. In this regard, the review carried out an analysis of national and foreign scientific data devoted to current views about the neurophysiological mechanisms of plasticity and their leading role in ensuring the recovery of movements in neuromotor disorders. Special attention is given both to the organization of the spinal locomotor center as a common final path in the implementation of motor rehabilitation, and to the management of the locomotor center, taking into account modern ideas about the structure of the locomotor body system. Based on the results of systematic literature data, the authors concluded that neuroplasticity of the spinal locomotor center and supraspinal centers of movement regulation is proven, and indicate the expediency of searching for methods which activating the plasticity of the central nervous system.