Targeted upper-limb Wii-based movement therapy also improves lower-limb muscle activation and functional movement in chronic stroke

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Trinh, Terry, Shiner, Christine T., Butel, Angelica Thompson and McNulty, Penelope A.. (2016). Targeted upper-limb Wii-based movement therapy also improves lower-limb muscle activation and functional movement in chronic stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation. 39(19), pp. 1 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2016.1213892
AuthorsTrinh, Terry, Shiner, Christine T., Butel, Angelica Thompson and McNulty, Penelope A.
Abstract

Post-stroke hemiparesis may manifest as asymmetric gait, poor balance, and inefficient movement patterns. We investigated improvements in lower-limb muscle activation and function during Wii-based Movement Therapy (WMT), a rehabilitation program specifically targeting upper-limb motorfunction.

KeywordsElectromyography; muscle symmetry; walking; balance; activities of daily living
Year2016
JournalDisability and Rehabilitation
Journal citation39 (19), pp. 1 - 11
PublisherTaylor and Francis Ltd
ISSN0963-8288
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2016.1213892
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84990888148
Page range1 - 11
Research GroupSports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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