Journal article
A Community-Based Upper-Extremity Group Exercise Program Improves Motor Function and Performance of Functional Activities in Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a community-based exercise program on motor recovery and functional abilities of the paretic upper extremity in persons with chronic stroke.
DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial.
Authors
Pang MY; Harris JE; Eng JJ
Journal
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 87, No. 1, pp. 1–9
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.113
ISSN
0003-9993
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Age FactorsAgedChronic DiseaseCommunity Health ServicesPersons with DisabilitiesExerciseFemaleHand StrengthHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityOccupational TherapyPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsPrognosisRecovery of FunctionReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSingle-Blind MethodStrokeStroke RehabilitationUpper Extremity