Abstract Introduction The purpose of this monocentric study was to assess the long-term outcome of a group of severe traumatic brain-injured patients and explore the prognostic values of some clinical…
Abstract Compression therapy has precise technical characteristics but in vivo pressures exerted by bandages are still poorly understood. Objective To perform in vivo pressure measurements of different compression bandages bearing…
Abstract Objective To compare the effects of a standardized supervised physical therapy versus a controlled home-based programs on the rate of shoulder motion and functional recovery after arthroscopic anterior shoulder…
Abstract Objective This study aimed at testing the ability of the superimposed electrical stimulation technique to restore the mobility of pre-stiff thumbs after operative repair for rupture of the ulnar…
As of 2015 the Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) will publish only papers written in English. This decision by the Journal’s board of directors is aimed at strengthening…
Abstract Innovative technologies for sensorimotor rehabilitation after stroke have dramatically increased these past 20 years. Based on a review of the literature on “Medline” and “Web of Science” between 1990 and…
Abstract Stroke rehabilitation has undergone a revolution over the last three decades. Cohort studies have consistently reinforced the importance of post-stroke rehabilitation to stimulate recovery, but the concepts of empirical…
Abstract Recovery of motor function after stroke occurs largely on the basis of a sustained capacity of the adult brain for plastic changes. This brain plasticity has been validated by…
Abstract In stroke patients with severe persistent neurological deficits, alternative therapeutic modalities are limited. Stem cell therapy might be an opportunity when the safety profile of this approach will be…
Abstract Today, administering rTPA thrombolytic therapy within the first hours of a stroke is the only validated drug therapy for improving the spontaneous – and most of the time incomplete – recovery…
