Loss of selective wrist muscle activation in post-stroke patients.

CONCLUSION: Activation Ratios allow for muscle-specific quantification of selective muscle activation at the wrist in post-stroke patients. Loss of selective muscle activation may be a relevant determinant in assigning and evaluating therapy to improve functional outcome. Implications for Rehabilitation Loss of selective muscle activation after stroke contributes to impaired arm function, is difficult to quantify and is not systematically assessed yet. The ability for selective muscle activation is a relevant determinant in assigning and evaluating therapy to improve functional outcome, e.g., botulinum toxin. Activation Ratios allow for reliable and muscle-specific quantification of selective muscle activation in post-stroke patients.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - January 11, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: van der Krogt H, Kouwijzer I, Klomp A, Meskers CGM, Arendzen JH, de Groot JH Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research