Targeted Therapy for the Less Impaired Arm Improves Movement for Stroke Survivors

Targeted therapy for the less impaired arm improves movement for stroke survivors

Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, but a new randomized clinical trial has revealed that targeted therapy for the less impaired arm significantly improved movement and control for stroke survivors.

Stroke survivors can counterintuitively improve recovery by strengthening their stronger arm – new research

Treating your 'good' arm after a stroke could help you better tackle everyday activities. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesStroke survivors often face substantial and long-lasting problems with their arms. Both arms often decline together: When one arm is more severely affected by the stroke, the other becomes more difficult to use as well. Compared with a healthy person’s dominant hand, a stroke survivor may take up to three times…

Targeting the 'good' arm after stroke can lead to better motor skills

Traditional stroke rehabilitation therapy focuses on restoring strength and movement to the more impaired side of the body, but a new randomized clinical trial has revealed that targeted therapy for the less impaired arm significantly improved movement and control for stroke survivors. The trial, led by researchers from Penn State and the University of Southern California (USC), compared the new approach to the standard best-practice therapy cur…

Effects of Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Collaborative Robot-Assisted Therapy on Upper Limb Function: A Unilateral Pontine Stroke Case Study

Introduction: Unilateral pontine stroke can impair upper limb motor function due to damage in brainstem motor pathways. An emerging intervention approach proposes the combination of neuroplasticity-inducing techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with...