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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Wuennemann, Marissa J.a | Mackenzie, Stuart W.a | Lane, Heather Peppera | Peltz, Avrielle R.a | Ma, Xiaoyuec | Gerber, Linda M.c | Edwards, Dylan J.d; e | Kitago, Tomokoa; b; *
Affiliations: [a] Human Motor Recovery Laboratory, Burke Neurological Institute, White Plains, NY, USA | [b] Department of Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA | [c] Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy & Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA | [d] Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Elkins Park, PA, USA | [e] Edith Cown University, Joondalup, Australia
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Tomoko Kitago, MD, Burke Neurological Institute, 785 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605, USA. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Neurological injuries cause persistent upper extremity motor deficits. Device-assisted therapy is an emerging trend in neuro-rehabilitation as it offers high intensity, repetitive practice in a standardized setting. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of therapy duration and staff-participant configuration on device-assisted upper limb therapy outcomes in individuals with chronic paresis. METHODS:Forty-seven participants with chronic upper extremity weakness due to neurological injury were assigned to a therapy duration (30 or 60 min) and a staff-participant configuration (1-to-1 or 1-to-2). Therapy consisted of 3 sessions a week for 6 weeks using the Armeo®Spring device. Clinical assessments were performed at three timepoints (Pre, Post, and 3 month Follow up). RESULTS:Improvements in upper limb impairment, measured by change in Fugl-Meyer score (FM), were observed following therapy in all groups. FM improvement was comparable between 30 and 60 min sessions, but participants in the 1-to-2 group had significantly greater improvement in FM from Pre-to-Post and from Pre-to-Follow up than the 1-to-1 group. CONCLUSIONS:Device-assisted therapy can reduce upper limb impairment to a similar degree whether participants received 30 or 60 min per session. Our results suggest that delivering therapy in a 1-to-2 configuration is a feasible and more effective approach than traditional 1-to-1 staffing.
Keywords: Device-assisted therapy, chronic hemiparesis, group therapy, motor recovery, neurological rehabilitation
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-192993
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 287-297, 2020
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