Stroke Rehabilitation

Individual-Level Responsiveness of the Original and Short-Form Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients.

Individual-Level Responsiveness of the Original and Short-Form Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients.

Phys Ther. 2013 May 30;
Hsueh IP, Chen KL, Chou YT, Wang YH, Hsieh CL

BACKGROUND: The group-level responsiveness of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke… Continue reading

Corticomuscular Coherence Analysis on Hand Movement Distinction for Active Rehabilitation.

Corticomuscular Coherence Analysis on Hand Movement Distinction for Active Rehabilitation.

Comput Math Methods Med. 2013; 2013: 908591
Lou X, Xiao S, Qi Y, Hu X, Wang Y, Zheng X

Active rehabilitation involves patient’s voluntary thoughts as the control signals… Continue reading

Early Poststroke Rehabilitation Using a Robotic Tilt-Table Stepper and Functional Electrical Stimulation.

Early Poststroke Rehabilitation Using a Robotic Tilt-Table Stepper and Functional Electrical Stimulation.

Stroke Res Treat. 2013; 2013: 946056
Kuznetsov AN, Rybalko NV, Daminov VD, Luft AR

Background. Stroke frequently leaves survivors with hemiparesis. To prevent persistent deficits, rehabilitation may… Continue reading

Fostering Interprofessional Learning in a Rehabilitation Setting: Development of an Interprofessional Clinical Learning Unit.

Fostering Interprofessional Learning in a Rehabilitation Setting: Development of an Interprofessional Clinical Learning Unit.

Rehabil Nurs. 2013 May 17;
Vanderzalm J, Hall MD, McFarlane LA, Rutherford L, Patterson SK

PURPOSE: The development and implementation of interprofessional (IP) clinical learning… Continue reading

Optogenetic Strategies to Investigate Neural Circuitry Engaged by Stress.

Optogenetic strategies to investigate neural circuitry engaged by stress.

Behav Brain Res. 2013 May 15;
Sparta DR, Jennings JH, Ung RL, Stuber GD

Optogenetic techniques have given researchers unprecedented access to the function of discrete neural circuit elements and… Continue reading

[Analysis of Clinical Pathway in Changing and Disabling Neurological Diseases.]

[Analysis of clinical pathway in changing and disabling neurological diseases.]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2013 Apr 24;
Cordesse V, Jametal T, Guy C, Lefebvre S, Roussel M, Ruggeri J, Schimmel P, Holstein J, Meininger V

Neurological diseases are characterized by… Continue reading

Large Increases in Spending on Postacute Care in Medicare Point to the Potential for Cost Savings in These Settings.

Large increases in spending on postacute care in medicare point to the potential for cost savings in these settings.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 May; 32(5): 864-72
Chandra A, Dalton MA, Holmes J

Identifying policies that will cut or constrain… Continue reading

Bilateral Coupling Facilitates Recovery of Rhythmical Movements From Perturbation in Healthy and Post-Stroke Subjects.

Bilateral coupling facilitates recovery of rhythmical movements from perturbation in healthy and post-stroke subjects.

Exp Brain Res. 2013 Apr 23;
Ustinova KI, Feldman AG, Levin MF

The paretic arm of subjects with stroke has a decreased ability to quickly… Continue reading

The Role of Muscle in Bone Repair: The Cells, Signals, and Tissue Responses to Injury.

The Role of Muscle in Bone Repair: The Cells, Signals, and Tissue Responses to Injury.

Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2013 Apr 17;
Shah K, Majeed Z, Jonason J, O’Keefe RJ

Bone repair is a complicated process that includes many types… Continue reading

SEX DIFFERENCES in RECTUS FEMORIS MORPHOLOGY ACROSS DIFFERENT KNEE FLEXION POSITIONS.

SEX DIFFERENCES IN RECTUS FEMORIS MORPHOLOGY ACROSS DIFFERENT KNEE FLEXION POSITIONS.

Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Apr; 8(2): 84-90
Myers H, Davis A, Lazicki R, Martinez C, Black D, Butler RJ

Quadriceps function is an important outcome following… Continue reading