Use of a restraining device in the subacute phase after a stroke no better than rehabilitation alone
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 00:42
in Health & Medicine
Restraining the use of some patients' unaffected upper limb during the subacute phase following stroke does not appear to generate greater improvements in motor impairment and capacity than standard rehabilitation alone, according to a pilot study published in the June issue of Physical Therapy, the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).