Using subthreshold vibratory stimulation during poststroke rehabilitation therapy: A case series

You'll have to ask your doctor how to get this. It probably works on acute patients also so your hospital should be bringing this in. My Google searches brought up nothing out there, so no clue what subthreshold is.

Using subthreshold vibratory stimulation during poststroke rehabilitation therapy: A case series

OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health (formerly The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research) , Volume 42(1) , Pgs. 30-39.

NARIC Accession Number: J88725.  What's this?
ISSN: 1539-4492.
Author(s): Vatinno, Amanda A.; Hall, Lucion; Cox, Hannah; Fluharty, Alison; Taylor, Catilyn; Wease, Alexandra; Davis, Allison; Cain, Shannon; Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan; Woodbury, Michelle; Seo, Na Jin.
Publication Year: 2022.
Number of Pages: 40.

Abstract: 

 Study assessed the feasibility, safety, and preliminary efficacy of subthreshold vibratory stimulation to the paretic wrist to improve upper-extremity (UE) therapy outcomes over a typical 6-week therapy duration. Four chronic stroke survivors received stimulation for 2 hours per session, 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks, for a total of 18 sessions. Feasibility, safety, and efficacy were assessed at baseline, posttherapy, and 1-month follow-up. For feasibility, all participants wore the device throughout therapy and perceived the stimulation as comfortable and safe. Regarding safety, no serious/moderate intervention-related adverse events occurred. For efficacy, all participants improved in Wolf Motor Function Test and UE use in daily living based on accelerometry and stroke impact scale. Mean improvements at posttherapy/follow-up were greater than the minimal detectable change/clinically important difference and other trials with similar therapy without stimulation. Findings suggest that the stimulation is feasible and safe for 6-week use. Preliminary efficacy encourages a larger trial to further evaluate the stimulation as a therapy adjunct.
Descriptor Terms: BODY MOVEMENT, DAILY LIVING, DEXTERITY, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, INTERVENTION, LIMBS, MOTOR SKILLS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, OUTCOMES, REHABILITATION, SAFETY, STROKE, TASK ANALYSIS.


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Citation: Vatinno, Amanda A., Hall, Lucion, Cox, Hannah, Fluharty, Alison, Taylor, Catilyn, Wease, Alexandra, Davis, Allison, Cain, Shannon, Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan, Woodbury, Michelle, Seo, Na Jin. (2022). Using subthreshold vibratory stimulation during poststroke rehabilitation therapy: A case series.  OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health (formerly The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research) , 42(1), Pgs. 30-39. Retrieved 6/23/2022, from REHABDATA database.