rTMS and Conventional Physical Therapy After Stroke

The subjects were seated in a comfortable chair with head and arm rests. Focal TMS of the motor cortex was performed with a 70-mm figure-8 coil attached to magnetic stimulator stimulation parameters : frequency of 1Hz on the uninjured hemisphere by stroke; 1500 pulses with an intensity of 90% of MT 10 sessions of rTMS, one per day, always before conventional physical therapy

The physical therapy program was composed of the activities of flexibility, transfer and posture, strength, coordination, balance, and sensory stimulation. The physical therapy was applied for about 30 minutes, three days per week.