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Constraint-induced movement therapy following stroke: a commentary. [PDF]

Br J Neurosci Nurs
Over 113000 patients present with stroke each year in the UK, the societal cost of which is approximately £26 billion annually, with £20.6 billion attributed to care after stroke. Approximately 70% of stroke survivors suffer from impaired arm function, with recovery patterns heavily influenced by initial motor weakness.
Lamb D, Hill JE, Santos R.
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Constraint-induced movement therapy in stroke patients

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
Stroke is an important cause of disability and death of patients. The consequence of a stroke may be weakness of limbs or hemiplegia. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a technique of rehabilitation, whose mission is to provoke the patient to ...
Joanna Iłżecka
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Hybrid Telehealth Pediatric Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Compared to In-person Intervention: A Case Series [PDF]

International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2023
Constraint induced movement therapy is an established, evidence-based intervention for children with hemiplegia. This case series describes the feasibility and clinical opportunities of using a hybrid telehealth and onsite model to deliver pediatric ...
Teressa Garcia Reidy, Nicole Whiston Andrejow, Erin Naber, Joan Carney   +3 more
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Treatment of Congenital Hemiparesis With Pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy [PDF]

Journal of Child Neurology, 2011
To determine efficacy of pediatric Constraint-Induced Movement therapy, 20 children with congenital hemiparesis (ages 2 to 6 years) were randomly assigned to receive the treatment or usual care. Controls crossed over to the therapy after 6 months. Children receiving the therapy first exhibited emergence of more new classes of motor patterns and skills (
Edward Taub, Gitendra Uswatte
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Caregiver determinants and capacity for participation in constraint-induced movement therapy [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
AimHemiplegic cerebral palsy affects 1 in every 1,100 children, making it the most common pediatric motor disability. Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) is an evidence-based intervention that significantly improves upper extremity function when ...
Hunter G. Moore, Amy Ayala, Bhooma R. Aravamuthan, Bhooma R. Aravamuthan, Alyssa E. Smith, Sharon L. Ramey, Catherine R. Hoyt, Catherine R. Hoyt, Catherine R. Hoyt   +8 more
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Early constraint-induced movement therapy affects behavior and neuronal plasticity in ischemia-injured rat brains

Neural Regeneration Research, 2019
Constraint-induced movement therapy is an effective rehabilitative training technique used to improve the restoration of impaired upper extremity movement after stroke.
Xi-Hua Liu, Hong-Yan Bi, Jie Cao, Shuo Ren, Shou-Wei Yue   +4 more
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Effect of the Application of Constraint- Induced Movement Therapy on the Recovery of Affected Hand Function after Stroke

Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018
Background. Research aim was to evaluate the effect of the application of constraint-induced movement therapy on the recovery of affected hand function after stroke.
Dalia Mickevičienė, Justina Butkutė, Albertas Skurvydas, Diana Karanauskienė, Mantas Mickevičius   +4 more
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Constraint-induced movement therapy after stroke [PDF]

The Lancet Neurology, 2015
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) was developed to overcome upper limb impairments after stroke and is the most investigated intervention for the rehabilitation of patients. Original CIMT includes constraining of the non-paretic arm and task-oriented training.
Kwakkel, G., Veerbeek, J.M., van Wegen, E.E.H., Wolf, S.L.   +3 more
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Home-based Constraint Induced Movement Therapy Poststroke

Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2014
Background: This study examined the efficacy of a home-based Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CI Therapy) protocol with eight poststroke survivors. Method: Eight ABA, single case experiments were conducted in the homes of poststroke survivors.
Stephen Isbel HScD, Christine Chapparo PhD, David McConnell PhD, Judy Ranka PhD   +3 more
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Constraint-Induced movement therapy is a potential treatment for improving upper limb function in stroke patients

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2018
Introduction/Background: Task-oriented training is a therapeutic approach based on the system theory of motor control. Constraint-induced movement therapy improves upper extremity function in stroke by increasing the use of their affected upper limb. The
Sajid Ali, Maryam Shabir, Muhammad Mustafa Qamar, Ayesha Basharat, Javid Ali, Waqas Ahmad   +5 more
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