CI Therapy is Beneficial to Patients with Chronic Low-Functioning Hemiparesis after Stroke.

ABSTRACT: CI therapy is effective in patients with relatively good levels of residual arm function but its applicability to patients with low-functioning hemiparesis is not entirely clear. In the present study, we examined the feasibility and efficacy of the CI therapy concept in patients with very limited upper arm function prior to treatment, and further tested how the length of daily shaping training and constraining the good arm affects treatment outcome. In a baseline-controlled design, 65 chronic patients were treated with 2 weeks of modified CI therapy. Patients were randomly allocated to four treatment groups receiving 90 or 180 min of daily shaping training applied with or without constraint, respectively. Outcome was measured through the Reliable Change Index, which was calculated for para

SUBMITTER: Sterr A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4202624 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature