With the standard comment that recovery is proximal to distal,
maybe your doctor can closely follow this research to give you a protocol from its learnings.
http://www.wauwatosanow.com/userstoriessubmitted/179460351.html
A collaborative team of researchers from Marquette University, the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Medical College of Wisconsin
(MCW) received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and
Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI) to study
the mechanisms behind hand motor control and sensory feedback in stroke
patients.
The project, titled “Role of Sensory Enhancement on Hand Motor Control
and Functional Recovery after Stroke: an fMRI Study,” will be led by
primary investigator, Na Jin Seo, Ph.D., assistant professor of
industrial and manufacturing engineering, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and co-primary investigators, Wendy Huddleston,
Ph.D., P.T., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Michelle Johnson, Ph.D.,
MCW and the Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center; and Brian Schmit,
Ph.D., Marquette University.
Stroke survivors have difficulty with grip, which diminishes their
ability to perform activities of daily living. Grip control between
fingers and thumbs relies heavily on sensory feedback, which can be
impaired after a stroke. Often, patients are unaware of the force
exerted due to sensory deficits. In this study, researchers aim to
learn more about the optimizing sensory feedback, with a long-term goal
of optimizing stroke rehabilitation.
This is one of 19 pilot projects being funded in 2012 through CTSI. The
goal is to create synergy through collaboration, and studies are
specifically designed to lead to major future research support. The
projects explore findings that have the potential to be translated into
clinical practice and community health, and are led by investigators at
the CTSI’s eight partnering institutions: the Medical College of
Wisconsin, Marquette University, Milwaukee School of Engineering,
UW-Milwaukee, Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, the
VA Medical Center, and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.
CTSI is part of a national consortium of top medical research
institutions. Working together, the CTSI institutions are committed to
improve human health by streamlining science, transforming training
environments and improving the conduct, quality and dissemination of
clinical and translational research. The CTSI program is led by the
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, part of the
National Institutes of Health.
Support for the Pilot Award Program comes from the National Institutes
of Health, the John and Jeanne Byrnes CTSI Award, and both MCW’s
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin program, and MCW’s Biotechnology and
Bioengineering Center.
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