Ward, Brander, Kelly (online early, 2019). Intensive upper limb neurorehabilitation in chronic stroke: outcomes from the Queen Square programme. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Nick Ward's team at Queen Square (London) have published outcomes of 224 stroke survivors attending their NHS UL rehabilitation programme (a 3-week day program, 90 hours total, up to [...]
Wenke R, O’Shea K, Hilder J, Thomas R & Michakn S. (2019). Factors that influence the sustainability of structured allied health journal clubs: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 19:6. Wenke R, Thomas R, Hughes I, & Mickan S. (2018). The effectiveness and feasibility of TREAT (tailoring research evidence and theory) journal clubs in [...]
Dorsch S, Weeks K, King L, & Polman E (2019). In inpatient rehabilitation, large amounts of practice can occur without therapist supervision: An observational study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 65(1), 23-27. This observational study is freely available online from the Journal of Physiotherapy, and describes a method of mapping what is occurring at any given [...]
Rosbergen ICM, Grimley RS, Hayward KS, Brauer SG (2019 online early). The impact of environmental enrichment in an acute stroke unit on how and when patients undertake activity. Clinical Rehabilitation. An important study just published in Clinical Rehabilitation about the outcomes of an enriched acute stroke unit environment (eg Providing i-pads with therapy apps/ideas, [...]
When attempting to learn a new skill, or improve an old one, people often ask – how much practice do I need to do in order to reach my goal? This very same question may be asked by a stroke survivor who wants improve their walking ability, or retrain the use of their arm, [...]
Progressive resistance training after Stroke improves strength but not activity: a systematic review Background The disability caused by a stroke is most consistently associated with muscle weakness and decreased co-ordination. But of these impairments, muscle weakness is the largest cause of disability after stroke (Canning et al 2004) because if you can’t [...]
In November 2018, the NSW Chapter of the Aust. Physio Assoc. Neurology Group ran a panel discussion about Motivation in Rehabilitation. To lead this discussion, we were joined by: Kath is a woman with cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia. She uses a manual wheelchair for mobility. In May 2016, Kathryn [...]
A lecture and discussion Karl Schurr A review of biomechanics of the trunk with a discussion of the implications for assessment and training in stroke rehabilitation There is much debate about the role of the trunk muscles in sitting, standing and walking in people with Stroke and other neurological conditions. This lecture will [...]
Schneider Emma, Lannin Natasha A, & Ada Louise (2019 online early). A professional development program increased the intensity of practice undertaken in an inpatient upper limb rehabilitation class: A pre-post study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. If you have attended (or plan to attend) a StrokeEd upper limb retraining workshop, there is now preliminary evidence [...]
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