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Rehabilitation
Stephen Cain, Leonid Churilov, Janice M. Collier, Lilian B. Carvalho, Karen Borschmann, Marj Moodie, Vincent Thijs, Julie Bernhardt
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with return to work within 12 months for stroke survivors. The study found that younger age, lower stroke severity, prior full-time employment, and less disability were associated with successful return to work post-stroke.
ANNALS OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Kelly J. Bower, Michele Verdonck, Anita Hamilton, Gavin Williams, Dawn Tan, Ross A. Clark
Summary: This qualitative study identified multiple factors influencing clinicians' use of technology in neurorehabilitation settings, including the technology itself, users, and organizational context. Clinicians often consider context-specific benefits and challenges when deciding whether to use technology.
Article
Rehabilitation
Alexandra Basilakos, William D. Hula, Lorelei Phillip Johnson, Swathi Kiran, Grant M. Walker, Julius Fridriksson
Summary: The Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS) is a systematic way to describe rehabilitation treatments and has the potential to improve consistency and provide a unified framework for research. This article focuses on applying the RTSS to aphasia treatment and research, specifically examining the neurobiological mechanisms associated with experimental therapies.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Nayeon Ko, Hyun Haeng Lee, Min Kyun Sohn, Deog Young Kim, Yong-Il Shin, Gyung-Jae Oh, Yang-Soo Lee, Min Cheol Joo, So Young Lee, Min-Keun Song, Junhee Han, Jeonghoon Ahn, Young-Hoon Lee, Won Hyuk Chang, Soo Mi Choi, Seon Kui Lee, Jongmin Lee, Yun-Hee Kim
Summary: The study identified that the incidence of dysphagia after ischemic stroke was 32.3%. Predictive factors for the presence of dysphagia included age, low BMI, premorbid disabilities, brainstem lesions, and NIHSS.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Corey M. Morrow, Emily Johnson, Kit N. Simpson, Na Jin Seo
Summary: The role of therapists is crucial in the clinical adoption of rehabilitation devices. Outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation settings are identified as the best environments to introduce restorative devices, with therapists and rehabilitation directors having significant influence on device adoption.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Mark P. McGlinchey, Rachel Faulkner-Gurstein, Catherine M. Sackley, Christopher McKevitt
Summary: This study aimed to understand the factors guiding physiotherapists and occupational therapists in selecting interventions for the rehabilitation of physical function after severely disabling stroke. Clinical expertise, professional role, stroke survivors' clinical presentation, therapist perspectives about stroke recovery, and clinical guidelines were key factors guiding therapist decision making. However, research evidence, stroke survivors' treatment preferences, organisational type, and pathway design had less influence on decision making.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Hyun-Joon Yoo, Cho Rong Bae, Hyeonsoon Jeong, Myoung-Hwan Ko, Yoon-Kyoo Kang, Sung-Bom Pyun
Summary: This study investigated the efficacy and usefulness of 12 sessions of overground robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in subacute stroke patients. The results showed that overground exoskeletal RAGT can significantly improve walking ability and quality of life in patients compared to conventional gait training.
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Clinical Neurology
Matthew A. A. Edwardson, Kathaleen Brady, Margot L. L. Giannetti, Shashwati Geed, Jessica Barth, Abigail Mitchell, Ming T. T. Tan, Yizhao Zhou, Barbara S. S. Bregman, Elissa L. L. Newport, Dorothy F. F. Edwards, Alexander W. W. Dromerick
Summary: The Critical Periods After Stroke Study (CPASS) found that additional intensive upper limb therapy of 20 hours led to variable gains on the Action Research Arm Test depending on the time therapy started post-stroke. The subacute group improved significantly, the acute group showed smaller but statistically significant improvement, while the chronic group did not show significant improvement. The study argues for a large dose of motor therapy continuously delivered in the acute and subacute phases, rather than shifting therapy to outpatient care 2 to 3 months post-stroke.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Karen B. Ng, Richard D. Jones, Esther Guiu Hernandez, Phoebe Macrae, Maggie-Lee Huckabee
Summary: This study aimed to identify and characterize subgroups of stroke patients with clinical signs of dysphagia based on swallowing-related strength and skill impairments of the submental muscle group. The research found several subgroups within stroke patients in terms of swallowing function, while healthy and myopathic participants demonstrated predominantly homogeneous swallowing patterns. Skill assessment in swallowing may play a more predictive role in classification of swallowing function.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Li Tang, Shanshan Liu, Lin Gan, Hao Ding, Qiang-Min Huang, Fang Gao, Yan Li
Summary: This study aims to assess the short and interim-term efficacy of dry needling (DN) intervention on lower extremity function, balance, and gait in lower limb dysfunction after stroke. It is a randomized controlled trial comparing the DN group with the conventional treatment group. The results of this study will contribute to improving the rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life for patients after stroke.
Article
Rehabilitation
Jiongmei Wang, E. Chang, Yujuan Jiang
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effect of vitamin C acid stimulation on the rehabilitation process, Nourishment State Index, and immune function of stroke patients with dysphagia. The results showed that vitamin C acid stimulation had a positive application effect on the rehabilitation of dysphagia, as well as improving the nutritional status and immune function of patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hiroyuki Tashima, Mari Ito, Michiyuki Kawakami, Ryota Ishii, Yuta Miyazaki, Tomonori Akimoto, Masahiro Tsujikawa, Keigo Kobayashi, Kunitsugu Kondo, Tetsuya Tsuji
Summary: This study examines factors related to post-stroke pneumonia in subacute stroke patients and finds that signs of pulmonary infection on chest CT at admission is an independent risk factor for pneumonia.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Jacinda Choy, Fereshteh Pourkazemi, Caitlin Anderson, Hans Bogaardt
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review to investigate the dosages of swallowing exercises reported in intervention studies on post-stroke dysphagia. The results revealed inconsistent reporting and significant variations in the dosages of swallowing exercises, emphasizing the importance of consistent and comprehensive dosage reporting in dysphagia research.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Christina Merete Tvede Madsen, Sara Kjaer Bisgaard, Jette Primdahl, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen, Cecilie von Bulow
Summary: The study aimed to assess the effect of job loss prevention interventions on persons with inflammatory arthritis. Six randomized controlled trials were included, showing significant improvements in work ability, absenteeism reduction, and job loss prevention among individuals with IA. Despite some inconsistent results, further high-quality studies on this topic are recommended.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Matthew Gittins, David Lugo-Palacios, Andy Vail, Audrey Bowen, Lizz Paley, Benjamin Bray, Sarah Tyson
Summary: This study created a classification system based on stroke-related impairments, identifying seven common combinations of impairments. The severity of stroke was associated with age, premorbid disability, mortality, and disability on discharge. Patients with the most and least severe categories were least likely to receive therapy and received less therapy compared to those with moderately severe categories.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2021)