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- Title
Constraint-induced movement therapy for recovery of upper-limb function following traumatic brain injury.
- Authors
Shaw, Sharon E.; Morris, David M.; Uswatte, Gitendra; McKay, Staci; Meythaler, Jay M.; Taub, Edward
- Abstract
A volunteer sample of 22 participants with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) (onset >1 year) and relative hemiplegia that revealed moderate disability in the more-affected upper limb (UL) participated. Constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy (CI therapy) was employed for a 2-week period; treatments included massed practice, shaping of the more-affected UL, behavioral contracts, and other behavioral techniques for affecting transfer to a real-world setting. We used the Wolf Motor Function Test, the Fugl-Meyer Motor Performance Assessment, and the Motor Activity Log to measure outcomes. All outcome measures improved significantly as a result of the intervention. More-adherent participants had more improvement compared with less-adherent participants. These preliminary results suggest that CI therapy may be effective for improving UL motor function following chronic TBI.
- Subjects
BRAIN injuries; HEMIPLEGIA; ARM; CONSTRAINT-induced movement therapy; MOTOR ability testing
- Publication
Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 2005, Vol 42, Issue 6, p769
- ISSN
0748-7711
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1682/JRRD.2005.06.0094