title: What do motor "recovery" and "compensation" mean in patients following stroke?
abstract: There is a lack of consistency among researchers and clinicians in the use of terminology that describes changes in motor ability following neurological injury. Specifically, the terms and definitions of motor compensation and motor recovery have been used in different ways, which is a potential barrier to interdisciplinary communication. This Point of View describes the problem and offers a solution in the form of definitions of compensation and recovery at the neuronal, motor performance, and functional levels within the framework of the International Classification of Functioning model.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University and Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation, Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. mindy.levin@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Mindy F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kleim
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D009626:Terminology as Topic