Constraint-induced movement therapy for recovery of upper-limb function following traumatic brain injury
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Constraint-induced movement therapy for recovery of upper-limb function following traumatic brain injury.
A volunteer sample of 22 participants with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) (onset >1 year) and relative hemiplegia that revealed moderate disability in the more-affected upper limb (UL) participated. Constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy (CI therapy) was employed for a 2-week period; treatments included massed practice, shaping of the more-affected UL, behavioral contracts, and other be...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0748-7711
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2005.06.0094