Stepping Closer to Precision Rehabilitation

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability. With substantial advances in acute stroke care, most individuals with stroke survive, but they do typically live with chronic impairments in body function and activity limitations that impact quality of life. Precision rehabilitation —that is, applying the optimal type and dose of therapy at the ideal time to maximize return of function for individual patients—is of high interest and has the potential to considerably reduce poststroke disability. While precision rehabilitation is conceptually appealing and, in some respects, inherent to clinical practice (clinicians provide rehabilitation that is personalized to their clients), building a systematic research evidence base for precision rehabilitation has remained challenging.
Source: JAMA Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research