Relationships between accelerometry and general compensatory movements of the upper limb after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standardized assessments are used in rehabilitation clinics after stroke to measure restoration versus compensatory movements of the upper limb. Accelerometry is an emerging tool that can bridge the gap between in- and out-of-clinic assessments of the upper limb, but is limited in that it currently does not capture the quality of a person's movement, an important concept to assess compensation versus restoration. The purpose of this analysis was to characterize how accelerometer variables may reflect upper limb compensatory movement patterns after stroke.

Methods

This study was a secondary analysis of an existing data set from a Phase II, single-blind, randomized, parallel dose-response trial (NCT0114369). Sources of data utilized were: (1) a compensatory movement

SUBMITTER: Barth J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7576735 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature