Neck Proprioceptive Training for Balance Function in Patients with Chronic Poststroke Hemiparesis: A Case Series

Send your doctor after the exact stroke protocol used. If it works as suggested then every therapist in the world needs to know this. Whom is going to take up the challenge to notify all therapists?
Is the laser pointer used just like you do for cats? Have the humans chase the dot around?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4210421/

Gyoung-Mo Kim, PT, MSc¹ and Duck-Won Oh, PT, PhD^2,*

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Abstract

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of neck proprioceptive training on the balance of patients with chronic poststroke hemiparesis. [Subjects] Three patients with chronic stroke were recruited for this study. [Methods] The subjects underwent neck proprioceptive training using the red light of a laser pointer (30 min daily, five times per week for 4 weeks). Outcome measures included the stability and weight distribution indices measured with a Tetrax system and Timed Up and Go (TUG) and proprioception tests. [Results] For all subjects, the stability and weight distribution indices increased by 1.87–9.66% in the eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions, and the TUG and proprioception test scores improved by 2.49–15.27%. [Conclusion] Neck proprioceptive training may be a good option for improving the balance function of patients with chronic poststroke hemiparesis