ArticleRestorative neurology and neuroscience2021
The acute effects of aerobic exercise on sensorimotor adaptation in chronic stroke.
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- Effects of Single-Bout Endurance Exercise Intensity on Peripheral Neurotrophic Factors in Patients With Ischemic Stroke During the Subacute Phase of Rehabilitation.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Trial
- Moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise performed before motor practice attenuates offline implicit motor learning in stroke survivors but not age-matched neurotypical adults.Experimental brain research · 2023Trial
- Immediate Effects of Walking Training With Elastic Ankle Support Devices on Walking and Mobility of Ambulatory Individuals With Stroke.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Measuring Neuroplasticity in Response to Cardiovascular Exercise in People With Stroke: A Critical Perspective.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2024Article
- Effects of an Acute High Intensity Exercise Bout on Retention of Explicit, Strategic Locomotor Learning in Individuals With Chronic Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2023Article
- Enhancing Neuroplasticity in the Chronic Phase After Stroke: Effects of a Soft Robotic Exosuit on Training Intensity and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Optimal Intervention Timing for Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Hemiplegic Stroke.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSensorimotor adaptation, or the capacity to adapt movement to changes in the moving body or environment, is a form of motor learning that is important for functional independence (e.g., regaining stability after slips or trips). Aerobic exercise can acutely improve many forms of motor learning in healthy adults. It is not known, however, whether acute aerobic exercise has similar positive effects on sensorimotor adaptation in stroke survivors as it does in healthy individuals.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine whether acute aerobic exercise promotes sensorimotor adaptation in people post stroke.
methodsA single-blinded crossover study. Participants attended two separate sessions, completing an aerobic exercise intervention in one session and a resting control condition in the other session. Sensorimotor adaptation was assessed before and after each session, as was brain derived neurotrophic factor. Twenty participants with chronic stroke completed treadmill exercise at moderate to high intensity for 30 minutes.
resultsAcute aerobic exercise in chronic stroke survivors significantly increased sensorimotor adaptation from pre to post treadmill intervention. The 30-minute treadmill intervention resulted in an averaged 2.99 ng/ml increase in BDNF levels (BDNF pre-treadmill = 22.31 + /-2.85 ng/ml, post-treadmill was = 25.31 + /-2.46 pg/ml; t(16) = 2.146, p = 0.048, cohen's d = 0.521, moderate effect size).
conclusionsThese results indicate a potential role for aerobic exercise to promote the recovery of sensorimotor function in chronic stroke survivors.
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