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*Therapy Approaches in Neurological Disorders*

presented and discussed, as indicated in **Table 1**.

balance, tonus, bone and spasticity among others [41, 42].

for a long time as possible with quality of life.

ality, daily activities, and quality of life of these individuals [43, 44].

**2. General approaches in ND**

bone loss [5, 16].

**3. Conclusion**

of available treatments to help the improvement of these patients. Among the physical therapies and other treatments, there are: i) movement, exercise, and physical activity therapies to improve the individual's motor capacity; ii) speech therapy, which improves the functioning of swallowing and a language; iii) occupational/ cognitive therapies to stimulate functionality, working on the affected cognitive areas, such as memory, verbal and written communication, language, etc.; iv) psychotherapy for the treatment of the emotional components of the disease. Drug treatments for many ND, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, anti-epilepsy drugs have independent and overlapping roles in mediating

In this introductory chapter, some considerations about determined ND will be

The functional capacity and quality of life of individuals with ND can be affected in different ways according to the injured area, the extension of the injury, the time of the injury and the age of the patient. The symptoms associated differing to each ND and can be related to impairments in movements, cognition, behavior,

The therapeutical approaches are stablished according to the type of ND and evolution of them. These approaches can involve pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, neurological physical therapy, biological and molecular approaches, among other that aim to management of the ND, improving function-

It is known that Neurological disorders include all diseases and dysfunctions of the central or peripheral nervous system under the same name. It is known that Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer from neurological disorders. It is also known that neurological conditions pose an economic burden to society. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize the impact of neurological disorders on patients' quality of life and to acknowledge their importance. This chapter will provide a better understanding of neurological disorders, assessments, prevention decisions, medical consultation, and treatments. In our present chapter, it is concluded that ND can impact the life of the individual in all aspects and the lesions are related to the area, injury, time, and age of them. The therapeutical approaches are selected according to type and evolution of ND and involves multidisciplinary treatments. These approaches seek to promote a cure or the autonomy of individual

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Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo1,2, Mario Bernardo-Filho1 \*, Adérito Seixas3 and Redha Taiar4

1 Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes and Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2 Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Curso de Fisioterapia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil


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