Early Shortening of Wrist Flexor Muscles Coincides With Poor Recovery After Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mechanism and time course of increased wrist joint stiffness poststroke and clinically observed wrist flexion deformity is still not well understood. The components contributing to increased joint stiffness are of neural reflexive and peripheral tissue origin and quantified by reflexive torque and muscle slack length and stiffness coefficient parameters.

Objective

To investigate the time course of the components contributing to wrist joint stiffness during the first 26 weeks poststroke in a group of patients, stratified by prognosis and functional recovery of the upper extremity.

Methods

A total of 36 stroke patients were measured on 8 occasions within the first 26 weeks poststroke using ramp-and-hold rotations applied to the wrist joint by a robot mani

SUBMITTER: de Gooijer-van de Groep KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066858 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature