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Development of a Tablet-based symbol digit modalities test for reliably assessing information processing speed in patients with stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: The T-SDMT demonstrated good concurrent validity with the SDMT. Because the T-SDMT had a smaller practise effect and less random measurement error (superior test-retest reliability), it is recommended over the SDMT for assessing information processing speed in patients with stroke. Implications for Rehabilitation The Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), a common measure of information processing speed, showed a substantial practise effect and considerable random measurement error in patients with stroke. The Tablet-based SDMT (T-SDMT) has been developed to reduce the practise effect and random measurement erro...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - February 10, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tung LC, Yu WH, Lin GH, Yu TY, Wu CT, Tsai CY, Chou W, Chen MH, Hsieh CL Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Meaningful Functional Change from Physical Therapy Provided in a Student Run Pro-Bono Clinic
The purpose was to determine factors associated with meaningful functional change in patients with chronic stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) during one semester at a student-run, pro-bono, physical therapy (PT) clinic.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - October 1, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Suzanne R. O'Brien Tags: Research poster Source Type: research

Inspiratory muscular weakness is most evident in chronic stroke survivors with lower walking speeds.
Conclusion: Stroke subjects demonstrated weakness of the respiratory muscles and lower predicted MIP values were found for the non-community ambulators. Clinical rehabilitation impact: Evaluations and interventions involving respiratory muscular training could be included in stroke rehabilitation, especially for individuals with lower functional levels. PMID: 24525623 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - February 13, 2014 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Pinheiro MB, Polese JC, Faria CD, Machado GC, Parreira VF, Britto RR, Teixeira-Salmela LF Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research

Relationship between clinical and instrumental balance assessments in chronic post-stroke hemiparesis subjects
Background: Stroke is often associated with balance deficits that increase the risk of falls and may lead to severe mobility disfunctions or death. The purpose of this study is to establish the relation between the outcome of instrumented posturography and of the most commonly used clinical balance tests, and investigate their role for obtaining reliable feedback on stroke patients' balance impairment. Methods: Romberg test was performed on 20 subjects, 10 hemiplegic post-stroke subjects (SS, 69.4 +/- 8.2 years old) and 10 control subjects (CS, 61.6 +/- 8.6 years old), with 1 Bertec force plate. The following parameters we...
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - August 13, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Zimi SawachaElena CarraroPaola ContessaAnnamaria GuiottoStefano MasieroClaudio Cobelli Source Type: research

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