Effect of Trunk Restraint on the Recovery of Reaching Movements in Hemiparetic Patients | Zendy

Stella Maris Michaelsen | Zendy; Anamaria Luta | Zendy; Agnès Roby-Brami | Zendy; Mindy F. Levin | Zendy

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Effect of Trunk Restraint on the Recovery of Reaching Movements in Hemiparetic Patients

Author(s) -

Stella Maris Michaelsen,

Anamaria Luta,

Agnès Roby-Brami,

Mindy F. Levin

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.8.1875

Subject(s) - trunk , elbow , physical medicine and rehabilitation , shoulder girdle , medicine , hemiparesis , kinematics , stroke (engine) , upper limb , shoulder joint , physical therapy , range of motion , anatomy , surgery , lesion , ecology , mechanical engineering , physics , classical mechanics , biology , engineering

Reaching movements made with the affected arm in hemiparetic patients are often accompanied by compensatory trunk or shoulder girdle movements, which extend the reach of the arm. We investigated the effects of the suppression of these compensatory movements on reaching ability in hemiparetic individuals.

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