Unilateral and Bilateral Upper-Limb Training Interventions After Stroke Have Similar Effects on Bimanual Coupling Strength

Conclusions. The degree of coupling between both hands was not significantly higher after bilateral than after unilateral training and control treatment. Although improvements in movement harmonicity and amplitude following mBATRAC may indicate a beneficial influence of the interlimb coupling, those effects were more likely due to the particular type of limb movements employed during this training protocol.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - January 30, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: van Delden, A. E. Q., Beek, P. J., Roerdink, M., Kwakkel, G., Peper, C. E. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research