Improvement in hand function and sensation in chronic stroke patients following electrical stimulation exercises. A pilot study

Results: 15 subjects improved their Jebsen-Taylor test score while 3 reduced their score and 2 were unchanged. The 16 subjects who were unable to complete the full test at the start of the trial, were able to complete an average of an additional 3.4 tasks, an increase of 24.7% (p<0.001) There was a significant increase in key grip of 38 % (p < 0.01). The mean two point discrimination score increased from 1.80 to 2.44 (p<0.02). There was a significant difference between affected and non affected hands at the start of the treatment but no statistical difference at the second static two point discrimination score.