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Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT) has emerged as a popular treatment for hemiparesis in children. Although clinical programs are of varying lengths and intensities and the method of constraint varies, in general, positive results are reported. Despite the difficulty inherent in studying the effects of any therapy in children, due the variability and complexity of brain injury and the a...

We have developed a device called AutoCITE (Automated Constraint-Induced Therapy Extension) that automates the intensive training component of constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy, also known as CI therapy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of AutoCITE training in a telerehabilitation setting when supervised remotely and with only intermittent interaction with a therapist. Seven partic...

Enhancing recovery from stroke with effective rehabilitation interventions remains an elusive goal. Although intensive rehabilitation therapies such as constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) show promise, the intervention has not been deployed in routine clinical practice. Slow uptake of CIMT in routine clinical practice has been attributed to its large demand on professional resources and ...

A new therapeutic approach to rehabilitation of movement after stroke, termed Constraint-Induced (CI) Movement Therapy, has been derived from basic research with monkeys given somatosensory deafferentation. CI consists of a family of therapies; their common element is that they induce stroke patients to greatly increase the use of a more affected upper extremity for many hours a day over a 10-1...

Background and Purpose—Although constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has been shown to improve upper extremity function in stroke survivors at both early and late stages after stroke, the comparison between participants within the same cohort but receiving the intervention at different time points has not been undertaken. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare functional impr...

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CI therapy) is a rehabilitation treatment approach that improves more-affected extremity use following a stroke, especially in the life situation. The originators of the approach describe CI therapy as consisting of a family of therapies including a number of treatment components and subcomponents. When thinking of CI therapy, rehabilitation researchers and ...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review describes our current understanding of the changes in brain function and structure that occur in response to an intensive form of motor rehabilitation, constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), that has been shown to be efficacious in promoting motor function of the paretic upper limb of stroke patients. RECENT FINDINGS Studies using transcranial magnetic stimu...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of constraint-induced movement therapy in adult stroke patients and to examine the impact of time since stroke and various treatment modalities. DATA SOURCES PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and PEDro trial registers were searched for clinical trials published before November 2012. STUDY SELECTION Randomized or quasi-randomized controlled trials of constraint-induce...

Ethnographic data were collected at two rehabilitation facilities conducting ongoing research to evaluate functional and neurological outcomes of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT). Our findings indicate that several patterns of behavior occur during participant/therapist interaction in therapy sessions: coaching, cheerleading, reminding, changing, and contemplating. These interaction p...