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Rehabilitation needs of stroke survivors after discharge from hospital in India.
CONCLUSION: The study highlights considerable unmet need for post-stroke rehabilitation services. Given the lack of rehabilitation resources in India, developing an accessible, innovative, patient-centred, culturally sensitive rehabilitation intervention is of public health importance. It is crucial for Low and Middle Income Countries like India to develop technology-driven stroke rehabilitation strategies to meet the growing rehabilitation needs of stroke survivors. PMID: 26944710 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physica Medica - March 1, 2016 Category: Physics Authors: Sureshkumar K, Murthy GV, Prost A, Subbulakshmy N, Pant H, Naveen C, Goenka S, Kuper H Tags: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research

Types of physical activity performed pre and post stroke
CONCLUSION: In this single-site study of relatively able participants, stroke survivors frequently returned to their pre-stroke types of physical activity. A positive correlation between self-reported and objective measures of physical activity was demonstrated, but self-reported activity overestimates objective physical activity post-stroke.PMID:35487096 | DOI:10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100412
Source: Health Physics - April 29, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Natalie A Fini Julie Bernhardt Anne E Holland Source Type: research

Lower-extremity constraint-induced movement therapy improved motor function, mobility, and walking after stroke
CONCLUSIONS: In an outpatient clinic setting, high-intensity LE-CIMT statistically significant improved motor function, functional mobility, and walking ability in middle-aged patients in the sub-acute and chronic post-stroke phases. However, studies with more robust designs need to be conducted to deepen the understanding of the efficacy of LE-CIMT.CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: High-intensity LE-CIMT may be a feasible and useful treatment option in outpatient clinics to improve post-stroke walking ability.PMID:36892520 | DOI:10.23736/S1973-9087.23.07683-9
Source: Health Physics - March 9, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Ingela Marklund Annika Sefastsson Brynjar Fure Maria Kl ässbo Per Liv Britt-Marie St ålnacke Xiaolei Hu Source Type: research

Relative Aerobic Load of Daily Activities After Stroke
CONCLUSION: Individuals after stroke experience a high relative aerobic load during cyclic daily-life activities, despite adopting a slower movement pace than peers with no impairments. Perhaps individuals after stroke limit their movement pace to operate at sustainable relative aerobic load levels at the expense of pace and economy.IMPACT: Improving aerobic capacity through structured aerobic training in a rehabilitation program should be further investigated as a potential intervention to improve mobility and functioning after stroke.PMID:37172129 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzad005
Source: Health Physics - May 12, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Ilse J Blokland Linda F A Schiphorst Jessie R Stroek Floor P Groot Coen A M van Bennekom Jaap H van Dieen Jos J de Koning Han Houdijk Source Type: research

Radiation Monitoring Results from the First Year of Operation of a Unique Ambulance-based Computed Tomography Unit for the Improved Diagnosis and Treatment of Stroke Patients.
Abstract When a blood clot blocks the blood supply to the brain or when a blood vessel bursts, resulting in brain cell death, the medical condition is referred to as a "stroke." Stroke is a main cause of death worldwide and is a common cause of disability. A common form of stroke, called ischemic stroke, is when blood flow to the brain is decreased. Clinical research has revealed that treatment within the very first hours of symptom onset is key for ischemic stroke with recanalization of occluded arteries by thrombolysis with alteplase. Computed tomography (CT) is one of the diagnostic tools used to determine if t...
Source: Health Physics - March 31, 2016 Category: Physics Authors: Gutiérrez JM, Emery RJ, Parker SA, Jackson K, Grotta JC Tags: Health Phys Source Type: research

Aging after stroke: how to define post-stroke sarcopenia and what are its risk factors?
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of sarcopenia in stroke survivors is high and is a multifactorial process that is not age-related. Different risk factors contribute to muscle loss in the upper and lower limbs after stroke.CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Clinicians need to be aware of high prevalence of sarcopenia in chronic stroke survivors. Sarcopenia is more evident in the upper than lower limbs. Clinicians also need to understand potential protective roles of some factors, such as spasticity and walking for the muscles in the lower limb.PMID:36062331 | DOI:10.23736/S1973-9087.22.07514-1
Source: Health Physics - September 5, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Sheng Li Javier Gonzalez-Buonomo Jaskiran Ghuman Xinran Huang Aila Malik Nuray Yozbatiran Elaine Magat Gerard E Francisco Hulin Wu Walter R Frontera Source Type: research

Effect of Anterior Cervical Osteophyte in Post-stroke Dysphagia: a case-control study.
CONCLUSION: The presence of ACOs, which may cause mechanical obstruction and interfere with residue clearance at the valleculae and pyriform sinuses and result in more post-swallow aspiration, may influence initial severity and outcome of post-stroke dysphagia. The presence of ACOs may be considered as important clinical condition that may affect post-stroke dysphagia rehabilitation. PMID: 25769673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medical Physics - March 10, 2015 Category: Physics Authors: Kim YK, Park GY, Seo YJ, Im S Tags: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research

The impact of environmental factors on resuming valued activities post-stroke: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative findings.
CONCLUSIONS: Reengagement in valued activities is a gradual process. In each stage of the process, several environmental factors play a role. During rehabilitation, professionals should pay attention to the role physical and social environmental factors have in reengagement post-stroke and find ways to optimize stroke-survivors' environments. PMID: 26854855 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medical Physics - February 4, 2016 Category: Physics Authors: Jellema S, van der Sande R, van Hees S, Zajec J, Steultjens EM, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MW Tags: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research

Falls are Associated with Lower Self-reported Functional Status in Patients after Stroke.
CONCLUSION: Almost 30% of this stroke population with minor cognitive deficits and moderate to high mobility scores reported falls during the 12 weeks of outpatient rehabilitation. Falls were negatively associated with self-reported functional status measured by the change in SIS-16 score. Therefore, it is important to identify patients with high risk of falls and implement strategies to reduce falls. PMID: 28583466 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medical Physics - June 2, 2017 Category: Physics Authors: van der Kooi E, Schiemanck SK, Nollet F, Kwakkel G, Meijer JW, Lambert van de Port IG Tags: Arch Phys Med Rehabil Source Type: research

Predicting trends of community participation after hospital discharge for younger adults after stroke
CONCLUSION: Multiple sociodemographic and stroke-related variables, particularly physical function, predicted improvement in community participation by younger adults after stroke. These findings may help clinicians identify younger adults at risk of unfavorable long-term participation outcomes after stroke.PMID:35150932 | DOI:10.1016/j.rehab.2022.101644
Source: Health Physics - February 12, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Feng-Hang Chang Yen-Nung Lin Tsan-Hon Liou Peng-Sheng Ni Source Type: research

Gluteus Maximus Muscle Activation Characteristics During a Chair-Rise in Adults With Chronic Stroke
CONCLUSIONS: Despite apparent unilateral muscle weakness post-stroke, bilateral decreases in gluteus maximus activation magnitudes and compounding onset deficits of the paretic extremity were observed during chair-rising. Further research is needed to determine whether interventions maximizing bilateral activation magnitudes and improving temporal activation congruency during chair-rising will carry over to functional gainsVideo Abstract available for more insights from the authors (see the Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, available at: http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A387).PMID:35561104 | DOI:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000404
Source: Health Physics - May 13, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Michelle Sawtelle Toni Roddey Jennifer Ellison Shih-Chiao Tseng Source Type: research