International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Mariagrazia Corrias
Italy
Research Article
A New Idea for Stroke Rehabilitation: Bilateral Transfer Analysis from Healthy Hand to the Paretic One with a Randomized and Controlled Trial
Author(s): Carlo Domenico Ausenda, Giovanni Togni, Marco Biffi, Simona Morlacchi, Mariagrazia Corrias and Giovanna CristoforettiCarlo Domenico Ausenda, Giovanni Togni, Marco Biffi, Simona Morlacchi, Mariagrazia Corrias and Giovanna Cristoforetti
Background: Bilateral transfer of a motor skill is a phenomenon according to which, one hand can "teach" a skill to the other hand. In this research, controlled and randomized, we tested the ability of bilateral transfer (BT) to improve the coordination of the paretic hand in patients that suffered a stroke, with the aim of restricting the field for further research on the impact of BT in rehabilitation, we analyzed the differences in the expression of BT phenomenon among sexes and side of hemyparesis. Methods: 34 right-handed patients, at the end of the rehabilitation period, were randomly divided into two groups: test and control. They all had a stroke in a single hemisphere in the previous six months and they were selected by a physical examination, the time elapsed from the stroke and cognitive requirements. The experiment consisted in training the healthy hand of each p.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.S3-008