What is it about?
This article demonstrate how possible and beneficial it is to use number of repetitions of shaping practice as a measure of dose during Constraint Induced Movement in an Acute Stroke Patient. In the article, the patient was able to practice about 320 repetitions per day divided in 2 sessions for 8 weeks.
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Why is it important?
The article is important because it provided an information in a simple way on how many times a stroke patient is required to repeat shaping/task practice for motor recovery. This will save patients and the therapist time.
Perspectives
It has provided a simple guide for clinicians and basis for further research in this field.
Mr Auwal Abdullahi
Bayero University Kano
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This page is a summary of: Feasibility of high repetition of task practice in constraint induced movement therapy in an acute stroke patient, International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, April 2014, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.4.190.
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