OBJECTIVE To evaluate upper limb functioning, restrictions on participation and the independent contribution of upper and lower limb disability to participation in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy 1a. DESIGN Descriptive cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS Forty-nine patients with hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy 1a. METHODS Perceived upper limb functioning was evaluated using th...

QUESTIONS What is the incidence of recovery of ambulation and upper limb function six months after stroke? Can measures such as age and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) be used to develop models to predict the recovery of ambulation and upper limb function? DESIGN Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive sample of 200 people with stroke admitted to a Sydney H...

BACKGROUND Commercial off-the-shelf computer gaming devices have been making inroads into the rehabilitation arena, with the objective of making therapeutic exercise fun and contextual. One such device is the Nintendo Wii. Published clinical studies evaluating its acceptance, potential benefits and side-effects in the rehabilitation of patients with post-stroke weakness are few in number. OBJ...

OBJECTIVES To describe ambulatory rehabilitation programmes (physical and occupational therapy activities and interventions) following botulinum toxin injections for post-stroke spasticity using a stroke rehabilitation taxonomy. To explore the relationship between therapy provided and injected limb/s and treatment goals. DESIGN Prospective, observational cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Stroke su...