The Split-Belt Walking Paradigm
Key points • The split-belt paradigm can be used to examine motor learning or potentially as a rehabilitation intervention after stroke. • After stroke, patients retain the ability to adapt…
Integrating Mental Practice with Task-specific Training and Behavioral Supports in Poststroke Rehabilitation
Stroke remains a leading cause of death, with most survivors experiencing long-term deficits in motor function. Upper extremity (UE) hemiparesis constitutes one of the most common and disabling poststroke impairments….
Hemiparetic Gait
The most common pattern of walking impairment poststroke is hemiparetic gait, which is characterized by asymmetry associated with an extensor synergy pattern of hip extension and adduction, knee extension, and…
Neuropharmacology of Poststroke Motor and Speech Recovery
Almost 7 million adult Americans have had a stroke. There is a growing need for more effective treatment options as add-ons to conventional therapies. This article summarizes the published literature…
Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
Hemiplegic shoulder pain is a common complaint for stroke survivors. Many pathologies are included in the diagnosis of hemiplegic shoulder pain, and many with shoulder pain have a multifactorial cause….
Spasticity Management After Stroke
Many poststroke survivors develop spasticity. Spasticity is usually associated with other neurologic impairments, in particular paresis, which complicate the evaluation of its consequences and of treatment outcomes. The diagnosis and…
Upper Limb Motor Impairment After Stroke
Understanding poststroke upper limb impairment is essential to planning therapeutic efforts to restore function. However, determining which upper limb impairment to treat and how is complex because the impairments are…
Predictors of Functional Outcome Following Stroke
Key points • Motor function at baseline and age are the strongest clinical predictors of stroke recovery. Bedside examination, such as Medical Research Counsel testing, can provide the clinician with…
An Expression of Gratitude
Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS, Consulting Editor One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so…
Stroke Rehabilitation
John Chae, MD, Editor Pablo A. Celnik, MD, Editor We are pleased to present this latest issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America dedicated to stroke rehabilitation….
