Occupational therapy for stroke patients not admitted to hospital: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 1999; 354: 278-80.Walker MF, Gladman JRF, Lincoln NB, Siemonsma P, Whiteley T. Occupational therapy for stroke patients not admitted to hospital: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 1999;...
In the Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy the healthy arm is being restrained in a cuff, while the stroke-affected arm and hand are intensely training fine motor skills. Credit: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU Painkilling drugs that make many therapies possible are a blessing for patients. Thanks ...
for instance, the right hand is good at wielding the knife and the left hand is good at holding the bagel still. Studies of handedness led Bob Sainburg to a new approach to therapy for stroke patients. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State ...
Speech therapy for stroke patients Speech therapy for the stroke patient. Lancet 1984; ii: 104.Lincoln NB, Mcguirk E, Berman A, Rowntree P, Smith L, Chambers C, et al (1984). Speech therapy for the stroke patient. Lancet., 324: 104... Pickersgill,MaryJ. - 《Lancet》 被引量: 11...
Learning how to self-manage chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure can greatly reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart disease. I'm qualified, certified and ready to help. Hi, I’m Elyse Newland. I received myDoctorate in Occupational Therapyin 2017 and have practi...
Stroke patients often face disabilities that significantly interfere with their daily lives. Poor nutritional status is a common issue amongst these patients, and malnutrition can severely impact their functional recovery post-stroke. Therefore, nutritional ther...
The world's leading experts detail the basic rationale, scientific evidence, and treatment protocol for thrombolytic therapy in acute stroke patients. These experienced clinicians show how promptly delivered thrombolysis can restore cerebral blood flow in time to salvage brain and neurologic functions, fir...
“We believe that this synergistic approach could uncover previously undiscovered treatment pathways for chronic stroke patients.” The researchers come from the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, the EPFL, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, and the Cliniqu...
Currently, the only therapy approved for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke is intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) initiated within 3 hours of symptom onset. This therapy is only used in a very small percentage of stroke patients even in experienced centers. There...
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether occupational therapy focused specifically on personal activities of daily living improves recovery for patients following stroke. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched January 2006). In addition, we searched the Cochrane ...