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Upper limb motor training using a Saebo

Authors :
Natasha A, Lannin
Anne, Cusick
Caroline, Hills
Bianca, Kinnear
Karin, Vogel
Kate, Matthews
Greg, Bowring
Source :
Australian occupational therapy journal. 63(6)
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Assistive technologies have the potential to increase the amount of movement practice provided during inpatient stroke rehabilitation. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using the Saebo-FlexNine inpatients (mean three months (median six weeks) post-stroke) participated in this feasibility study conducted in an Australian rehabilitation setting, using a randomised pre-test and post-test design with concealed allocation and blinded outcome assessment. In addition to usual rehabilitation, the intervention group received eight weeks of daily motor training using the Saebo-FlexRecruitment to the study was very slow because of the low number of patients with little or no active hand movement. Otherwise, the study was feasible in terms of being able to apply the Saebo-FlexThis pilot feasibility study showed that the use of assistive technology, specifically the Saebo-Flex

Details

ISSN :
14401630
Volume :
63
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Australian occupational therapy journal
Accession number :
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