CONCLUSIONS: This study has resulted in an inventory of skills that persons after stroke prefer to train on. This list can be used for implementation of exercises in rehabilitation technology. Motivation for skill training pertains to optimising participation level, rather than function or activity ...
Frequent practice of functionally orientated upper limb movements has the potential to improve recovery after stroke [24]. Current evidence-based approaches rely upon an increase in direct contact therapy time, which can lead to prohibitively high costs [25]. Low-cost technology, promoting self-direc...
Control intervention: The control group received only land-based therapy in the form of balance exercises [17,23], mobility and strengthening exercises [9,23], individualized task-specific training [12], walking training [23], and conventional stroke rehabilitation [13,24]. The duration of interv...
Task-oriented training improves skilled arm-hand performance after stroke. Exercises for skill training are however not easy to implement in rehabilitation technology, especially for complex skills that involve object manipulation. In this paper, a skill training method, suitable for technology-supported ...
"Stroke rehabilitation is increasingly home-based, as patients are often discharged from hospital after only a few days. This policy encourages independence and avoids problems associated with prolonged hospital stays. However, some patients struggle to carry out the exercises and they may question whet...
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The subjects underwent rehabilitation therapy sessions twice a week for six weeks, and spent an additional 30 minutes after each therapy session doing mental practice exercises in which they mentally reviewed specific arm movements. Compared to a control group who underwent rehabilitation therapy followed...
A study of upper limb exercises in the home setting, involving eight chronic stroke participants, showed improvements in the strength and range of movement in the wrist and fingers after six months of home use. The effect on functional abilities of the upper limb was not reported. During the ...
The clinical improvement that was shown in this study demonstrates the importance of extended rehabilitation therapy after the subacute phase of stroke. Patients in the chronic phase of stroke often do not receive much therapy due to limited healthcare resources. Our study adds to the growing body...
[3] and can be stimulated and shaped by rehabilitation; and this most, but not solely, in the first 6 months after the stroke event [5]. However, little is currently known about how different therapy modalities and therapy designs can influence brain reorganisation to support true recovery or...