Short-term sensorimotor adaptations after a single robotic therapy associated with the video game

niversidade Federal de São Carlos0 个研究点开始时间: 2018年2月6日最近更新: 2023年5月29日

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•The individuals with hemiparesis were not linked to any rehabilitation programs and this experience was the first contact with robotic therapy. The following inclusion criteria were considered 6 or more months post-stroke; men or women aged between 50 and 75 years; low spasticity: less than level 3 on the modified Ashworth scale so that the individual would be able to perform the isokinetic test; and independent overground walking levels 2 and 5 according to the Functional Ambulation Categories. The control group participants had to score greater than 8 on the Physical Activity Questionnaire Basal, which indicates they were not sedentary. This is important because sedentary people have deleterious modifications in the neuromuscular system; individuals from the control group performed physical activity, mainly aerobic activities, at least 3 times a week. No further criteria regarding the physical activity level were used.

•Clinical signs of severe heart failure or chronic metabolic disease; severe cognitive or communication impairments; minimum score on the Mini-Mental State Examination according to the education level; [19] a history of lower limb injuries, deformity or contractures of the ankle joint; a smaller range of motion than 10o for dorsiflexion and 20o for plantarflexion; sensory deficits and neglect absence defined by clinical exams. Bell’s and Clock drawing tests were used to identify the neglect. [20, 21] Six or more errors indicate visuospatial hemineglect in the Bell´s test. Concerning the Clock drawing test, neglect patients are often found to omit numbers or to place all of the numbers on the right-hand side of the clock face.

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niversidade Federal de São Carlos