Open AccessThe acute effects of aerobic exercise on sensorimotor adaptation in chronic stroke
Author(s) -
Christopher P. Mackay,
Sandra Brauer,
Suzanne Kuys,
Mia A. Schaumberg,
LiAnn Leow
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
restorative neurology and neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1878-3627
pISSN - 0922-6028
DOI - 10.3233/rnn-211175
Subject(s) - aerobic exercise , stroke (engine) , chronic stroke , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , treadmill , psychology , rehabilitation , mechanical engineering , engineering
Sensorimotor adaptation, or the capacity to adapt movement to changes in the moving body or environment, is a form of motor learning that is important for functional independence (e.g., regaining stability after slips or trips). Aerobic exercise can acutely improve many forms of motor learning in healthy adults. It is not known, however, whether acute aerobic exercise has similar positive effects on sensorimotor adaptation in stroke survivors as it does in healthy individuals.