Publications by authors named "Pesi H Katrak"
Background: More effective and efficient rehabilitation is urgently needed to address the prevalence of unmet rehabilitation needs after stroke. This study compared the efficacy of two poststroke upper limb therapy protocols.
Aims And/or Hypothesis: We tested the hypothesis that Wii-based movement therapy would be as effective as modified constraint-induced movement therapy for post-stroke upper-limb motor rehabilitation.
Objective: To study the functional outcome of stroke rehabilitation from 2 units that are similar in most aspects except for location: freestanding rehabilitation units (FSRU) versus acute care hospital (acute hospital rehabilitation unit [AHRU]).
Design: An observational retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Rehabilitation units in university-affiliated hospitals in Australia.
Questions: Is treadmill walking with body weight support during inpatient rehabilitation detrimental to walking quality compared with assisted overground walking? Does it result in better walking capacity, perception of walking or community participation?
Design: Analysis of secondary outcomes of a randomised trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding and intention-to-treat analysis.
Participants: 126 patients unable to walk within 4 weeks of a stroke who were undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.
Intervention: The experimental group undertook up to 30 minutes of treadmill walking with body weight support via an overhead harness per day while the control group undertook up to 30 minutes of overground walking.
Objective: To compare the functional outcome of stroke patients with cerebral infarction (CI) and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after rehabilitation.
Design: Review of a prospectively maintained database of all stroke patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit during a 9.5-year period.