Relying on strong, uninjured limbs during recovery can create runaway plasticity that hinders the recovery of motor function in the damaged limb. — Whalespan
Relying on strong, uninjured limbs during recovery can create runaway plasticity that hinders the recovery of motor function in the damaged limb.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“not relying on where you're still strong because that's just going to create runaway plasticity that's going to make it very hard for you to recover the motor function, and in some cases, the sensory function, of the damaged limb.”