Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States
Research Article
Effect of Sensory Impairment on Hand Functional Improvement with Therapy and Sensory Stimulation
Author(s): Jenna Blaschke, Amanda Vatinno, Gabrielle Scronce, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan and Na Jin Seo*
Background: Sensory impairment severity may impact individual stroke survivors’ motor recovery as well as their response to peripheral sensory stimulation treatment.
Objective: To determine the effect of sensory impairment level of individual stroke survivors on motor improvement with therapy and peripheral sensory stimulation.
Methods: A secondary analysis of a pilot triple-blind randomized controlled trial. Twelve chronic stroke survivors participated in 2 weeks of hand task-practice therapy. They were randomly assigned to the treatment group receiving peripheral sensory stimulation or the control group receiving no stimulation during the therapy. Sensory impairment level was quantified as the pre-intervention sensory threshold. Motor improvement was assessed as change in the Box and Block Test score from p.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/ NNR.4.3.006
