Change in Functional Arm Use Is Associated With Somatosensory Skills After Sensory Retraining Poststroke
| Autor: | Jannette M. Blennerhassett, Thomas A. Matyas, Megan L Turville, Leeanne M. Carey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Occupational therapy
Male 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Somatosensory system law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Randomized controlled trial Occupational Therapy law Somatosensory disorder Activities of Daily Living Medicine Humans Stroke Aged Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Proprioception business.industry Retraining Stroke Rehabilitation Middle Aged medicine.disease Touch Arm Somatosensory Disorders Female 0305 other medical science business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association. 71(3) |
| ISSN: | 0272-9490 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE. We investigated changes in functional arm use after retraining for stroke-related somatosensory loss and identified whether such changes are associated with somatosensory discrimination skills. METHOD. Data were pooled (N = 80) from two randomized controlled trials of somatosensory retraining. We used the Motor Activity Log to measure perceived amount of arm use in daily activities and the Action Research Arm Test to measure performance capacity. Somatosensory discrimination skills were measured using standardized modality-specific measures. RESULTS. Participants’ arm use improved after somatosensory retraining (z = −6.80, p < .01). Change in arm use was weakly associated with somatosensation (tactile, β = 0.31, p < .01; proprioception, β = −0.17, p > .05; object recognition, β = 0.13, p < .05). CONCLUSION. Change in daily arm use was related to a small amount of variance in somatosensory outcomes. Stroke survivors’ functional arm use can increase after somatosensory retraining, with change varying among survivors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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