What stroke survivors say about living with upper limb spasticity and how they manage it.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Post-stroke spasticity can cause serious impairment, activity limitation, and participation restrictions for survivors, leading to stroke-related disability. While there are hundreds of qualitative studies regarding stroke survivor experience, the phenomenon of what it is like to have post-stroke spasticity is not well understood.

Methods

Ten community-dwelling adults with chronic stroke and upper limb spasticity who had recently participated in an intensive upper limb rehabilitation programme were interviewed. A descriptive phenomenological approach using thematic analysis was used to identify patterns in the data to construct an understanding of the experience of what it is like to have upper limb spasticity.

Consumer and community involvement

There was

SUBMITTER: Pike S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409601 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature