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A 1-year follow-up after shortened constraint-induced movement therapy with and without mitt poststroke.

Brogårdh, Christina LU and Lexell, Jan LU (2010) In Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 91(3). p.460-464
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the long-term benefits of shortened constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in the subacute phase poststroke. DESIGN: A 1-year follow-up after shortened CIMT (3h training/d for 2 wk) where the participants had been randomized to a mitt group or a nonmitt group. SETTING: A university hospital rehabilitation department. PARTICIPANTS: Poststroke patients (N=20, 15 men, 5 women; mean age 58.8 y; on average 14.8 mo poststroke) with mild to moderate impairments of hand function. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Sollerman hand function test, the modified Motor Assessment Scale, and the Motor Activity Log test. Assessments were made by blinded observers. RESULTS: One year after shortened CIMT,... (More)
OBJECTIVE: To explore the long-term benefits of shortened constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in the subacute phase poststroke. DESIGN: A 1-year follow-up after shortened CIMT (3h training/d for 2 wk) where the participants had been randomized to a mitt group or a nonmitt group. SETTING: A university hospital rehabilitation department. PARTICIPANTS: Poststroke patients (N=20, 15 men, 5 women; mean age 58.8 y; on average 14.8 mo poststroke) with mild to moderate impairments of hand function. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Sollerman hand function test, the modified Motor Assessment Scale, and the Motor Activity Log test. Assessments were made by blinded observers. RESULTS: One year after shortened CIMT, participants within both the mitt group and the nonmitt group showed statistically significant improvements in arm and hand motor performance and on self-reported motor ability compared with before and after treatment. No significant differences between the groups were found in any measure at any time. CONCLUSIONS: Shortened CIMT seems to be beneficial up to 1 year after training, but the restraint may not enhance upper motor function. To determine which components of CIMT are most effective, larger randomized studies are needed. (Less)
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Continuous Passive: methods, Motion Therapy, Arm: physiopathology, Hand: physiopathology, Stroke: rehabilitation
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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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91
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0003-9993
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10.1016/j.apmr.2009.11.009
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  author       = {{Brogårdh, Christina and Lexell, Jan}},
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  keywords     = {{Continuous Passive: methods; Motion Therapy; Arm: physiopathology; Hand: physiopathology; Stroke: rehabilitation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{460--464}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation}},
  title        = {{A 1-year follow-up after shortened constraint-induced movement therapy with and without mitt poststroke.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5195542/1652870.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.apmr.2009.11.009}},
  volume       = {{91}},
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