title: Home-based system for stroke rehabilitation.
abstract: A system was developed for home-based stroke motor rehabilitation of the ankle. A study was conducted to test the hypothesis that moving while concentrating will lead to greater recovery than movement alone. Sixteen post-stroke subjects participated, one half in a tracking training group and the other have in a move group. The tracking training group tracked a target waveform by moving their ankle to control the tracking cursor while the move group moved their ankle approximately the same amount but without target following. Over four weeks subjects completed 3600 trials. The results showed that the Tracking group had more improvement in ankle dorsiflexion compared to the Move group. The remaining assessment criteria showed no significant differences between the groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. wkdurfee@umn.edu
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Durfee
authors.forename: Huiqiong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nuckley
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rheude
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Severson
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Skluzacek
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spindler
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davey
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint; D053587:Arthrometry, Articular / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010291:Paresis / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012648:Self Care / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome