Spontaneous recovery

Authors

Affiliations

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Spontaneous recovery refers to the restoration of function in neural tissues initially lost after injury, resulting from naturally occurring repair processes within the CNS¹

Example of spontaneous recovery

For example, the patient with stroke regains some motor function approximately 2 to 3 weeks after insult as cerebral edema resolves¹

References

O’Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ, eds. Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2016.

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Yomogida N, Kerstein C. Spontaneous recovery. https://yomokerst.com/The Archive/Motor Control/spontaneous_recovery.html