You therapist should know what the hell this means.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/811870?src=rss
Bilateral priming facilitates upper-limb rehabilitation and accelerates recovery after stroke, a new study shows.
Through the use of a mechanical device designed for that purpose, the
paretic hand is passively moved in a mirror-symmetric manner as the
patient extends and flexes the nonparetic wrist.
"Bilateral priming has few contraindications, it takes little time to
administer, and the device is portable and easy to use. You can easily
integrate bilateral priming into your rehabilitation center," Winston
Byblow, PhD, from the Centre for Brain Research, professor and deputy
head of the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, and director of
the Movement Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Auckland, New
Zealand, reported. Dr. Byblow is a named inventor on the patent of the
device.
The rest at the site with free registration including a picture of the device.
That machine is cool. Same idea as mirror therapy. Using the good side to get the brain to use the bad side better.
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