Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

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My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Does the application of a Lycra arm sleeve change shoulder biomechanics in people with stroke? -- A preliminary study

So you didn't set up the research strong enough to create a protocol, so you punted and asked for more research. WHOM the hell is going to do that? We have NO stroke leadership to initiate followup research.

 Does the application of a Lycra arm sleeve change shoulder biomechanics in people with stroke? -- A preliminary study

JPO: Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics , Volume 34(2) , Pgs. 116-121.

NARIC Accession Number: J89860.  What's this?
ISSN: 1040-8800.
Author(s): Kumar, Praveen.
Publication Year: 2022.
Number of Pages: 6.
Abstract: Study investigated the effect of Lycra sleeves on the acromion-greater tuberosity (AGT) distance, muscle activity around the shoulder region, and scapular position in six people with stroke. Previous studies found that a Lycra sleeve can reduce AGT distance, used for assessment of glenohumeral subluxation (GHS), in people with chronic stroke. Measurements were taken before and immediately after application of the sleeve. Portable diagnostic ultrasound, electromyography, and a tape measure were used to measure AGT distance, muscle activity (biceps, triceps, deltoid, and supraspinatus), and position of the scapula, respectively. There was a mean reduction of 0.13 centimeters in AGT distance measurements, but this was not statistically significant. The inferior scapula measurements showed a mean reduction of 1 centimeter, and this was statistically significant when compared without and with sleeve application. The application of Lycra arm sleeves did not significantly reduce the AGT distance but altered scapula mechanics by putting it in a mechanically advantaged position in a small sample of people with chronic stroke. These findings suggest that the Lycra sleeve may have potential to alter biomechanics and influence neuromuscular activity in the arm. A properly designed definitive trial would be required to confirm the effectiveness of the Lycra sleeve in reducing GHS in people with both acute and chronic stroke.
Descriptor Terms: BIOENGINEERING, BODY MOVEMENT, JOINTS, LIMBS, MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS, NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, STROKE.


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Citation: Kumar, Praveen. (2022). Does the application of a Lycra arm sleeve change shoulder biomechanics in people with stroke? -- A preliminary study.  JPO: Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics , 34(2), Pgs. 116-121. Retrieved 10/25/2022, from REHABDATA database.

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