True functional ability of chronic stroke patients

Conclusion: Through conventional evaluation methods it would appear that the chronic stroke participants had made significant functional gains relatively to a control group many years post-stroke. It was shown that the type of evaluation used is essential to identifying group differences. Thus, supplementary methods of evaluation are required to unmask the true functional ability of individuals many years post-stroke.
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research