Usefulness of a standing frame to improve contraversive pushing in a patient post-stroke in inpatient rehabilitation.

Usefulness of a standing frame to improve contraversive pushing in a patient post-stroke in inpatient rehabilitation. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Jul;32(3):440-442 Authors: Gillespie J, Callender L, Driver S Abstract Despite the negative functional and financial implications of contraversive pushing (CoP) in the post-stroke population, little research has focused on improving this phenomenon more rapidly. A 58-year-old man was admitted to inpatient rehabilitation with a large frontoparietal intracerebral hemorrhage resulting in significant left hemiparesis and CoP. A standing frame protocol was implemented into standard care to improve CoP. The patient was assisted into a standing frame daily, and the Burke Lateropulsion Scale and Functional Independence Measure were tracked. Improvements in both outcome measures were greater than normative data. PMID: 31384216 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research