Individuals with Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke can Correctly Match Forearm Positions within a Single Arm
By 2030, approximately 10 million American adults will have been affected by a stroke, an estimated 84% of these individuals will survive, and many of these individuals will move on to long-term disability facing challenges in coordinating and controlling movements Mozaffarian et al. (2015). According to clinical assessments, more than half of these stroke survivors may have a compromised position sense Connell et al. (2008); Winward et al. (2002) that can result in devastating effects on their ability to control their movements Cole (1995); Ghez et al.
Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Netta Gurari, Justin M. Drogos, Julius P.A. Dewald Source Type: research
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