Ambulatory monitoring of activity levels of individuals in the sub-acute stage following stroke: a case series

BackgroundThere is an important need to better understand the activities of individual patients with stroke outside of structured therapy since this activity is likely to have a profound influence on recovery. A case-study approach was used to examine the activity levels and associated physiological load of patients with stroke throughout a day.MethodsActivities and physiologic measures were recorded during a continuous 8 hour period from 4 …