Repetitive peripheral sensory stimulation as an add-on intervention for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke: A randomized trial

Wasn't the basics of this elucidated in the Margaret Yekutiel book about this from 2001, 'Sensory Re-Education of the Hand After Stroke'?  Or doesn't your stroke doctors and hospital know about this book? If not, only 21 years of absolute incompetence! Someone in your stroke hospital should be able to easily explain where I'm wrong and they truly are not incompetent. I'll post the reply.

Repetitive peripheral sensory stimulation as an add-on intervention for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke: A randomized trial

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) , Volume 35(12) , Pgs. 1059-1064.

NARIC Accession Number: J88365.  What's this?
ISSN: 1545-9683.
Author(s): Conforto, Adriana B.; Machado, André G.; Ribeiro, Nathalia H. V.; Plow, Ela B.; Liew, Sook-Lei; Leite, Claudia C.; Zavaliangos-Petropulu, Artemis; Menezes, Isabella; dos Anjos, Sarah M.; Luccas, Rafael; Peckham, Paul H.; Cohen, Leonardo G..
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 6.

Abstract: 

Repetitive peripheral sensory stimulation (RPSS) followed by 4-hour task-specific training (TST) improves upper-limb motor function in subjects with stroke who experience moderate-to-severe motor upper-limb impairments. This study compared effects of RPSS vs sham followed by a shorter duration of training in subjects with moderate-to-severe motor impairments in the chronic phase after stroke. This single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial compared effects of 18 sessions of either 1.5 hours of active RPSS or sham followed by a supervised session that included 45 minutes of TST of the paretic upper limb. In both groups, subjects were instructed to perform functional tasks at home, without supervision. The primary outcome measure was the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) after 6 weeks of treatment. Grasp and pinch strength were secondary outcomes. In intention-to-treat analysis, WMFT improved significantly in both active and sham groups at 3 and 6 weeks of treatment. Grasp strength improved significantly in the active, but not in the sham group, at 3 and 6 weeks. Pinch strength improved significantly in both groups at 3 weeks, and only in the active group at 6 weeks. The between-group difference in changes in WMFT was not statistically significant. Despite the short duration of supervised treatment, WMFT improved significantly in subjects treated with RPSS or sham. These findings are relevant to settings that impose constraints in duration of direct contact between therapists and patients. In addition, RPSS led to significant gains in hand strength.
Descriptor Terms: LIMBS, MOTOR SKILLS, REHABILITATION, STROKE.


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Citation: Conforto, Adriana B., Machado, André G., Ribeiro, Nathalia H. V., Plow, Ela B., Liew, Sook-Lei, Leite, Claudia C., Zavaliangos-Petropulu, Artemis, Menezes, Isabella, dos Anjos, Sarah M., Luccas, Rafael, Peckham, Paul H., Cohen, Leonardo G.. (2021). Repetitive peripheral sensory stimulation as an add-on intervention for upper limb rehabilitation in stroke: A randomized trial.  Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (NNR) , 35(12), Pgs. 1059-1064. Retrieved 3/19/2022, from REHABDATA database.