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A four-week, task-specific neuroprosthesis program for a person with no active wrist or finger movement because of
Kari Dunning1, Ashley Berberich, Bethany Albers
1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati Academic Medical Center, 3202 Eden Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220-0394, USA. kari.dunning@uc.edu
Background And Purpose:
This case report describes a task-specific training protocol incorporating functional electrical stimulation for a person who had chronic stroke and who initially exhibited no active wrist or finger movement.
Case Description:
A 63-year-old man with hemiparesis caused by an ischemic stroke 7 years before the intervention described here received task-specific training incorporating an electrical stimulation neuroprosthesis 3 hours per day, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. Testing was conducted before and after the intervention and again 6 weeks later with stroke-specific outcome measures.
Outcomes:
Increases in function and quality of life were observed after the intervention.
Discussion:
An intervention incorporating task-specific training with functional electrical stimulation appears to have increased function and quality of life in a person with chronic stroke. This type of intervention might provide a pathway by which people with similar impairments would become eligible for more advanced treatment regimens, such as modified constraint-induced therapy.
