Deans' stroke musings: Chronicity of stroke does not affect outcomes of somatosensory stimulation paired with task-oriented motor training: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Chronicity of stroke does not affect outcomes of somatosensory stimulation paired with task-oriented motor training: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Chronicity: The state of being chronic, having a long duration. And lazily asking for more studies. Something improved so you will have to ask your doctor to get the protocol.

Chronicity of stroke does not affect outcomes of somatosensory stimulation paired with task-oriented motor training: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation , Volume 1(1-2) , Pgs. 100005.

NARIC Accession Number: J81286. What's this?
ISSN: 2590-1095.
Author(s): Carrico, Cheryl; Annichiarico, Nicholas; Powell, Elizabeth S.; Westgate, Philip M.; Sawaki, Lumy.
Publication Year: 2019.
Number of Pages: 6.
Abstract: Study examined whether chronicity influences outcomes of somatosensory stimulation paired with task-oriented motor training for participants with severe-to-moderate upper extremity hemiparesis. Fifty-five adults, ranging between 3 and 12 months post stroke, were randomly assigned to receive 18 sessions pairing either 2 hours of active or sham somatosensory stimulation with 4 hours of intensive task-oriented motor training. The Wolf Motor Function Test, Action Research Arm Test, Stroke Impact Scale, and Fugl-Meyer Assessment were collected as outcome measures. Analyses evaluated whether within-group chronicity correlated with pre-post changes on primary and secondary outcome measures of motor performance. Both groups exhibited improvements on all outcome measures. No significant correlations between chronicity post stroke and the amount of motor recovery were found. Somatosensory stimulation improved motor recovery compared with sham treatment in cases of severe-to-moderate hemiparesis between 3 and 12 months post stroke; the extent of recovery did not correlate with baseline levels of stroke chronicity. Future studies should investigate a wider period of inclusion, patterns of corticospinal reorganization, differences between cortical and subcortical strokes, and include long-term follow-up periods.
Descriptor Terms: BODY MOVEMENT, ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, INTERVENTION, LIMBS, MOTOR SKILLS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, STROKE, TASK ANALYSIS.

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Citation: Carrico, Cheryl, Annichiarico, Nicholas, Powell, Elizabeth S., Westgate, Philip M., Sawaki, Lumy. (2019). Chronicity of stroke does not affect outcomes of somatosensory stimulation paired with task-oriented motor training: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation , 1(1-2), Pgs. 100005. Retrieved 8/20/2019, from REHABDATA database.