Aim: Baseline evaluation of stroke patients is valuable to manage the treatment plan. As in case and rehabilitation, every aspect healthcare, tele-medicine growing gradually. The aim this descriptive study was explore whether initial tele-assessment chronic similar face-to-face assessment terms clinical scales. Material Method: Thirty-four (mean post-stroke duration 21.44±15.47 months; etiology...

BACKGROUND Mental practice as an additional cognitive therapy is getting increased attention in stroke rehabilitation. A systematic review shows some evidence that several techniques in which movements are rehearsed mentally might be effective but not enough to be certain. This trial investigates whether mental practice can contribute to a quicker and/or better recovery of stroke in two Dutch n...

It has been demonstrated that passive cycling training can modulate the H-reflex spinal pathways in an animal model with complete spinal cord transection and in humans with complete spinal cord injury. The aim of this study was to understand if a similar modulation can be induced in hemiparetic patients. This aspect can be crucial in stroke rehabilitation because a recalibration of activity in ...

OBJECTIVE To determine factors associated with motor recovery of the upper extremity after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment in stroke patients. METHODS Twenty-nine patients with subacute stroke participated in this study. rTMS was applied to the hand motor cortex for 10 minutes at a 110% resting motor threshold and 10 Hz frequency for two weeks. We evaluated the b...

OBJECTIVE To explore the strength of the association between gait speed and community ambulation and whether this association is significantly distorted by other variables. DESIGN Cross-sectional study conducted 3 years after stroke. SUBJECTS A total of 102 patients after first-ever stroke following inpatient rehabilitation who are now living in the community. METHODS Community ambulation...

BACKGROUND Commercial off-the-shelf computer gaming devices have been making inroads into the rehabilitation arena, with the objective of making therapeutic exercise fun and contextual. One such device is the Nintendo Wii. Published clinical studies evaluating its acceptance, potential benefits and side-effects in the rehabilitation of patients with post-stroke weakness are few in number. OBJ...

[Purpose] This study aims to describe a protocol based on neurocognitive therapeutic exercises and determine its feasibility and usefulness for upper extremity functionality when compared with a conventional protocol. [Subjects and Methods] Eight subacute stroke patients were randomly assigned to a conventional (control group) or neurocognitive (experimental group) treatment protocol. Both last...

The aim of the current study was to investigate the longitudinal relationship between improvements of synergism and strength of the upper paretic limb and severity of visuo-spatial neglect during the first 52 weeks post-stroke. The longitudinal association between severity of VSN and motor impairment using Fugl Meyer motor score and Motricity Index of the arm was measured in an intensive repeat...

Accurate motor and functional prognosis after stroke is important for the optimal planning of a personalised rehabilitation programme, and clinical, demographic and radiological data are commonly employed for this purpose. It is becoming increasingly apparent that motor evoked potentials (MEPs), obtained through transcranial magnetic stimulation, can furnish complementary prognostic information...

1 Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Exercise, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Limeira, Brazil, Department of Health Science, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil, 3 School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 4 Laboratory of Nutritional Genomics, School of Applied Sciences, University of Campinas, Limeir...