Upper Extremity-Cognitive Dual-Task Capacity Post-Stroke.

Background: Dual-task capacity, which might be impaired poststroke, is needed for daily functions. Therefore, dual-task capacity should be assessed during rehabilitation. The Dual Overload Interference Test (DO-IT) is a new upper extremity (UE) protocol for assessment, combining The Box and Block Test with the Counting Backwards Test.

Assessing upper extremity-cognitive dual-task ability in neurological populations: A systematic review.

Background: Dual-task involves performing cognitive and motor tasks together, which requires executive functions that may be impaired in individuals with neurological conditions. Therefore, it is important to accurately assess executive functions to plan a therapeutic intervention.

Objective: To characterize the use of upper extremity-cognitive dual-task assessment and to describe variables correlated with dual-task ability.

Daily steps, walking tests, and functioning in chronic stroke; comparing independent walkers to device-users.

Background And Purpose: Community mobility post-stroke is important for gaining independence in daily activities. Walking devices can facilitate mobility, but it remains unclear whether individuals who use a walking device walk as many daily steps as those who do not require a device. It is also unclear whether these groups differ in their independence in daily living.

Central Sensitization and Psychological State Distinguishing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome from Other Chronic Limb Pain Conditions: A Cluster Analysis Model.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) taxonomy has been updated with reported subtypes and is defined as primary pain alongside other chronic limb pain (CLP) conditions. We aimed at identifying CRPS clinical phenotypes that distinguish CRPS from other CLP conditions. Cluster analysis was carried out to classify 61 chronic CRPS and 31 CLP patients based on evoked pain (intensity of hyperalgesia and dynamic allodynia, allodynia area, and after-sensation) and psychological (depression, kinesiophobia, mental distress, and depersonalization) measures.