Publications by authors named "Christine A Dairaghi"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to measure changes in pinch force and brachioradialis (BR) muscle activity after a 10-week home training program for patients who had undergone BR to flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon transfer due to cervical spinal cord injury (N=8).
- Results showed a significant increase in pinch force by 3.7N and a 10% increase in BR activation post-training, although there was no improvement in elbow extension strength. Participants with certain prior surgeries showed better activation in elbow extensor muscles.
- The pilot study concludes that task-based training can enhance functional outcomes for individuals with chronic cervical spinal cord injuries following tendon transfer procedures.
Objective: To identify key components of conventional therapy after brachioradialis (BR) to flexor pollicis longus (FPL) transfer, a common procedure to restore pinch strength, and evaluate whether any of the key components of therapy were associated with pinch strength outcomes.
Design: Rehabilitation protocols were surveyed in 7 spinal cord injury (SCI) centers after BR to FPL tendon transfer. Key components of therapy, including duration of immobilization, participation, and date of initiating therapy activities (mobilization, strengthening, muscle reeducation, functional activities, and home exercise), were recorded by the patient's therapist.
Background: Repetitive task practice is argued to drive neural plasticity following stroke. However, current evidence reveals that hemiparetic weakness impairs the capacity to perform, and practice, movements appropriately. Here we investigated how power training (i.
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