Open AccessCompelled Body Weight Shift Technique to Facilitate Rehabilitation of Individuals with Acute Stroke
Author(s) -
Sambit Mohapatra,
Aileen C. Eviota,
Keir L. Ringquist,
Sri Ranjini Muthukrishnan,
Alexander S. Aruin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
isrn rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6137
pISSN - 2090-6129
DOI - 10.5402/2012/328018
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , medicine , physical therapy , engineering , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator
The study evaluates the effectiveness of Compelled Body Weight Shift (CBWS) approach in the rehabilitation of individuals with stroke. CBWS involves a forced shift of body weight towards a person's affected side by means of a shoe insert that establishes a lift of the nonaffected lower extremity.
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