What is the long-term benefit of constraint-induced movement therapy? A four-year follow-up.
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Summary, in English
Objective: To evaluate the long-term benefits of constraint-induced movement therapy in chronic stroke.Design: A four-year follow-up after constraint-induced group therapy assessing arm and hand function and self-reported daily hand use.Subjects: Fourteen post-stroke individuals (six women and eight men; mean age 59.6 +/- 12.7 years, range 23-75 years) with mild to moderate impairments of hand function. OUTCOME MEASURES: The Sollerman hand function test and the Motor Activity Log test.Results: Four years after constraint-induced group therapy the participants had maintained their hand function, as measured by the Sollerman hand function test. The self-reported use and quality of movements of the more affected hand, as measured by the Motor Activity Log test, had decreased compared to post-treatment and three months follow-up (P < 0.01), but was still significantly higher than pre-treatment (P < 0.05).Conclusion: There seems to be a long-term benefit of constraint-induced group therapy. Hand function was maintained over time and daily hand use had increased compared to pre-treatment. To provide guidelines about the clinical use of constraint-induced movement therapy further, larger and controlled studies are needed.
Publishing year
2009
Language
English
Pages
418-423
Publication/Series
Clinical Rehabilitation
Volume
23
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Other Medical Sciences not elsewhere specified
Status
Published
Research group
- Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation medicine
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1477-0873