Course Learning outcomes
At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
- Describe a structured approach to the analysis of activity limitations in reach, grasp and manipulation tasks after stroke
- Outline the evidence base for rehabilitation of the affected arm after stroke
- Describe evidence-based training strategies to increase strength in very weak arm muscles and for intensive task training for the affected arm after stroke
- Describe evidence-based strategies to prevent and treat secondary impairments of the affected arm after stroke
At the completion of Week 1, the participant should be able to:
- Define biomechanics, kinematics and kinetics
- Identify the major muscle groups of the arm and the role of each key muscle
- Name the ICF levels and apply these concepts to movement analysis
- Describe the contribution of impairments to activity limitations after stroke
- Outline a structured clinical reasoning approach to the analysis of movement problems of the arm after stroke
At the completion of Week 2, the participant should be able to:
- Describe the normal biomechanics of reach (transport and pre-shaping), grasp and manipulation
- Apply a structured process to the analysis of movement problems of the arm after stroke including the following steps;
- identify the kinematic deviations (compensations and missing essential components)
- hypothesise about the potential impairments
- propose testing strategies to determine the causes of the kinematic deviations
At the completion of Week 3, the participant should be able to:
- Outline the appraisal of and interpretation of results from systematic reviews
- Outline the evidence for interventions to improve strength and activity of the affected arm after stroke
- Describe strategies to increase strength in very weak muscles of the affected arm after stroke
- Describe task specific training strategies to improve hand co-ordination
- Outline the evidence for interventions to prevent or manage secondary impairments of the affected arm after stroke
At the completion of Week 4, the participant should be able to:
- Describe evidence-based coaching principles including effective instructions, feedback and environment structure to optimise motor learning
- Describe strategies to increase intensity and amounts of practice after stroke
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Introduction to the StrokeEd Upper Limb MOOC
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