Effectiveness of interventions to improve hand motor function in individuals with moderate to severe stroke: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The human hand is extremely involved in our daily lives. However, the rehabilitation of hand function after stroke can be rather difficult due to the complexity of hand structure and function, as well as neural basis that supports hand function. Specifically, in individuals with moderate to severe impairment following a stroke, previous evidence for effective treatments that recover hand function in this population is limited, and thus has never been reviewed. With the progress of rehabilitation science and tool development, results from more and more clinical trials are now available, thereby justifying conducting a systematic review.

Methods and analysis

This systematic review protocol is consistent with the methodology recommended by the Preferred Reporting I

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773351 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature