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Therapeutic Efficacy Of Dynamic Hand Splints In Spastic Hemiparetic Hands: A Randomized Controlled Single-Blind Trial, Yi-Ching Huang, Shih-Che Lin, Kai-Hua Chen, Chien-Min Chen, Chia-Hao Chang, Chu-Hsu Lin
Therapeutic Efficacy Of Dynamic Hand Splints In Spastic Hemiparetic Hands: A Randomized Controlled Single-Blind Trial, Yi-Ching Huang, Shih-Che Lin, Kai-Hua Chen, Chien-Min Chen, Chia-Hao Chang, Chu-Hsu Lin
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Background: It is usually challenging to treat patients following stroke or brain injury with spastic hemiparetic upper limbs. Dynamic hand splints have been used to manage this issue for years, but evidence of their efficacy is still lacking. Objective: To investigate the treatment efficacy of dynamic hand splinting in spastic hemiparetic patients. Methods: In this randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial, patients with spastic hemiparesis lasting more than half a year after a stroke or brain injury were enrolled. They were randomly divided into a splint group and a control group, and received 1 month of task-oriented training with or without …
Phenomena Correlated To Stroke Patients With Pusher Syndrome, Hung-Che Wang, Ling-Fu Meng
Phenomena Correlated To Stroke Patients With Pusher Syndrome, Hung-Che Wang, Ling-Fu Meng
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Stroke patients who cannot maintain a balanced sitting or standing position fall toward one specific side. There can be a strong tendency to actively use non-hemiplegic extremities to push the body away from the sound side. As well, patients may resist any attempt to correct their postures and finally fall toward the hemiplegic side. This falling asymmetry phenomenon has been termed ”Pusher syndrome.” The syndrome often occurs coincident with frequent lapses in consciousness, poor motor control, impaired sensory status, spatial neglect, and limited perceptual function. Recent observations have indicated that Pusher syndrome is strongly related to body orientation deficit and …