Trial reportRestorative neurology and neuroscience2009
Upper extremity improvements in chronic stroke: coupled bilateral load training.
Trial report in Restorative neurology and neuroscience, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00369668 (Subacute Stroke Recovery), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Subacute Stroke Recovery (Upper Extremity Motor Function): Bimanual Coordination Training
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- What is the evidence for physical therapy poststroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
- Simultaneous bilateral training for improving arm function after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010Pooled it
- The effect of elastic and viscous force fields on bimanual coordination.Experimental brain research · 2023Article
- Development and Psychometric Testing of the Bimanual Assessment Measure for People With Chronic Stroke.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association · 2022Article
- Deficits in Performance on a Mechanically Coupled Asymmetrical Bilateral Task in Chronic Stroke Survivors with Mild Unilateral Paresis.Symmetry · 2021Article
- The effects of task-oriented versus repetitive bilateral arm training on upper limb function and activities of daily living in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Motor recovery patterns in arm muscles: coupled bilateral training and neuromuscular stimulation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2014Article
- Force control improvements in chronic stroke: bimanual coordination and motor synergy evidence after coupled bimanual movement training.Experimental brain research · 2014Article
- Mirror versus parallel bimanual reaching.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2013Article
- ENGAGE: Guided Activity-Based Gaming in Neurorehabilitation after Stroke: A Pilot Study.Stroke research and treatment · 2012Article
- The Neurorehabilitation Training Toolkit (NTT): A Novel Worldwide Accessible Motor Training Approach for At-Home Rehabilitation after Stroke.Stroke research and treatment · 2012Article
- Bilateral movement training and stroke motor recovery progress: a structured review and meta-analysis.Human movement science · 2010Review
- Influence of task on interlimb coordination in adults with cerebral palsy.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2010Article
- The neural control of bimanual movements in the elderly: Brain regions exhibiting age-related increases in activity, frequency-induced neural modulation, and task-specific compensatory recruitment.Human brain mapping · 2010Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe current treatment intervention study determined the effect of coupled bilateral training (i.e., bilateral movements and EMG-triggered neuromuscular stimulation) and resistive load (mass) on upper extremity motor recovery in chronic stroke.
methodsThirty chronic stroke subjects were randomly assigned to one of three behavioral treatment groups and completed 6 hours of rehabilitation in 4 days: (1) coupled bilateral training with a load on the unimpaired hand, (2) coupled bilateral training with no load on the unimpaired hand, and (3) control (no stimulation assistance or load).
resultsSeparate mixed design ANOVAs revealed improved motor capabilities by the coupled bilateral groups. From the pretest to the posttest, both the coupled bilateral no load and load groups moved a higher number of blocks and demonstrated more regularity in the sustained contraction task. Faster motor reaction times across test sessions for the coupled bilateral load group provided additional evidence for improved motor capabilities.
conclusionsTogether these behavioral findings lend support to the contribution of coupled bilateral training with a load on the unimpaired arm to improved motor capabilities on the impaired arm. This evidence supports a neural explanation in that simultaneously moving both limbs during stroke rehabilitation training appears to activate balanced interhemispheric interactions while an extra load on the unimpaired limb provides stability to the system.
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