Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1237-1245 , July 2008

A Comparison of Bilateral and Unilateral Upper-Limb Task Training in Early Poststroke Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Presented in part to the UK Stroke Forum, December 7, 2006, Harrogate, UK, and the World Confederation of Physical Therapy Congress, June 4, 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  • Jacqui H. Morris, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Alliance for Self-Care Research, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
    • Departments of Physiotherapy, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jacqui H. Morris, MSc, Clinical Research Fellow, Alliance for Self-Care Research, University of Dundee, 11 Airlie Pl, Dundee DD1 4HJ, UK
    • ,
  • Frederike van Wijck, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
    • ,
  • Sara Joice, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Alliance for Self-Care Research, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
    • ,
  • Simon A. Ogston, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Community Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
    • ,
  • Ingrid Cole, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Physiotherapy, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK.
    • ,
  • Ronald S. MacWalter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

  • Image Result

    Progress of participants through the trial.

    Progress of participants through the trial.

  • Image Result

    Change in dexterity in (A) 9HPT and (B) ARAT pinch between baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks for bilateral (BT) and unilateral training (UT) groups. *Significant at P≤.05.

    Change in dexterity in (A) 9HPT and (B) ARAT pinch between baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks for bilateral (BT) and unilateral training (UT) groups. *Significant at P≤.05.

 Supported by the Chief Scientist Office, Scottish Executive Health Department (grant no. CHZ/4/80).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00212-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.039

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1237-1245 , July 2008

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution