
Signe Brunnstrom
Signe Brunnstrom (1898–1988), Swedish-American physical therapist who shaped clinical kinesiology, amputee rehabilitation, and stroke recovery staging.

Signe Brunnstrom (1898–1988), Swedish-American physical therapist who shaped clinical kinesiology, amputee rehabilitation, and stroke recovery staging.

Brunnstrom approach to movement therapy The term is also used loosely for the Brunnstrom recovery stages, the Brunnstrom hand stages, and therapy techniques that use reflexes, associated reactions, sensory stimulation, and mass movement patterns to facilitate voluntary movement. In modern…