Motor-improvement following intensive training in low-functioning chronic hemiparesis.
Constraint-induced movement therapy can improve chronic hemiparesis, but this technique has proven difficult to transfer into clinical practice. The authors studied the benefits of a modified regimen designed to be applicable in the clinical environment. Affected arm movements were trained for 90 min/d for 3 weeks using the learning principle "shaping." The outcome measures indicated a significant increase in performance after the intervention compared with the performance during the 3-week baseline interval.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome