"Remind-to-Move" for Promoting Upper Extremity Recovery Using Wearable Devices in Subacute Stroke: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Study.

This paper examined the effects of "Remind-to-Move" (RTM) via vibration cueing using wearable devices to increase the use of the affected upper limb and integrate upper limb activities undertaken at home in patients with subacute stroke after inpatient discharge. In a multi-centered randomized controlled trial, 84 eligible patients from four general hospitals, who had a first stroke in the last six months, were randomly allocated to either an experimental, sham, or control group, stratified by arm function levels. Patients in the experimental group were treated by RTM, using wearable devices for three consecutive hours daily, over four weeks.

Utility of a unilateral accelerometer for monitoring upper extremity use in subacute stroke patients after discharge from hospital.

This study was to investigate the utility of a unilateral accelerometer, which is commonly used for monitoring upper extremity performance, in subacute stroke patients by comparing its use with other upper extremity assessments. Twenty-four participants were recruited and required to wear an accelerometer on the affected wrist for 3 hours daily for the first 4 weeks after discharge from hospital. Assessments included Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), Box and Block Test (BBT), and self-reporting Motor Activity Log (MAL).

Effects of Arm Weight Support Training to Promote Recovery of Upper Limb Function for Subacute Patients after Stroke with Different Levels of Arm Impairments.

Purpose. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of arm weight support training using the ArmeoSpring for subacute patients after stroke with different levels of hemiplegic arm impairments. Methods.

Prevalence of visual problems among stroke survivors in Hong Kong Chinese.

Background: Stroke, a common cerebrovascular accident, usually results in various extents of functional disability. Extensive studies have shown that ocular and visual problems are common in patients with stroke. Unfortunately, current stroke rehabilitation programs rarely address stroke-related ocular and visual problems in Hong Kong.

Combined effects of sensory cueing and limb activation on unilateral neglect in subacute left hemiplegic stroke patients: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Objective: To compare the effects of contralesional sensory cueing and limb activation with that of sham control in the treatment of unilateral neglect after stroke.

Design: A randomized, single-blinded, sham-controlled pilot study.

Setting: Two rehabilitation hospitals.

'Remind to move': a pilot study on the effects of sensory cueing treatment on hemiplegic upper limb functions in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Objective: To investigate the effects of sensory cueing with repetitive practice on hemiplegic arm functions in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Design: A single-group pre/post comparison.

Setting: A special school for children with physical disabilities.