Unilateral wrist extension training after stroke improves strength and neural plasticity in both arms.
This study shows that high-intensity training with the neurologically less affected "non-paretic" arm can improve strength bilaterally and alter both spinal and cortical plasticity. The extent to which this plasticity can be enhanced or functionally exploited remains to be examined.
PMID: 29730752 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Experimental Brain Research - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Sun Y, Ledwell NMH, Boyd LA, Zehr EP Tags: Exp Brain Res Source Type: research
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