Influence of skill and exercise training parameters on locomotor recover during stroke rehabilitation

Basically saying we don't know what the fuck we are doing to get you recovered. 
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Current Opinion in Neurology , Volume 29(6) , Pgs. 677-683.

NARIC Accession Number: J75314.  What's this?
Author(s): Hornby, T. George; Moore, Jennifer L.; Lovell, Linda; Roth, Elliot J..
Project Number: H133B031127.
Publication Year: 2016.
Number of Pages: 7.
Abstract: This review details the rationale for some specific training parameters that can be manipulated during physical rehabilitation and their application in selected intervention studies focused on improving walking function in patients with stroke. Basic and applied studies from the fields of motor learning and exercise physiology have shown that the amount, intensity, and variability of specific task practice applied during rehabilitation interventions can affect recovery of walking poststroke. Many studies detailing the effects of conventional, therapist, and mechanically assisted interventions may incorporate some of these training parameters but minimize others, and their relative contributions may influence walking outcomes. Specific patient factors, such as the stroke acuity and degree of impairments, appear to influence the relative contributions of these training variables, and different patient subgroups may benefit from greater emphasis on specific parameters. The findings suggest these training parameters should be considered when evaluating or implementing physical interventions directed toward improving locomotor function following stroke. More work is needed to understand their optimal combinations to maximize walking outcomes in patients with different levels of poststroke impairment.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, EXERCISE, HEALTH PROMOTION, INTERVENTION, MOBILITY TRAINING, MOTOR SKILLS, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SERVICE DELIVERY, STROKE.


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Citation: Hornby, T. George, Moore, Jennifer L., Lovell, Linda, Roth, Elliot J.. (2016). Influence of skill and exercise training parameters on locomotor recover during stroke rehabilitation.  Current Opinion in Neurology , 29(6), Pgs. 677-683. Retrieved 3/10/2017, from REHABDATA database.