Bimanual movements and chronic stroke rehabilitation: looking back and looking forward

JH Cauraugh, N Kang - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Executing voluntary motor actions in the upper extremities after a stroke is frequently
challenging and frustrating. Although spontaneous motor recovery can occur, reorganizing …

Bimanual training in stroke: How do coupling and symmetry-breaking matter?

R Sleimen-Malkoun, JJ Temprado, L Thefenne… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
Background The dramatic consequences of stroke on patient autonomy in daily living
activities urged the need for new reliable therapeutic strategies. Recently, bimanual training …

Bimanual coordination: A missing piece of arm rehabilitation after stroke

S Kantak, S Jax, G Wittenberg - Restorative neurology and …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
Inability to use the arm in daily actions significantly lowers quality of life after stroke. Most
contemporary post-stroke arm rehabilitation strategies that aspire to re-engage the weaker …

Neural plasticity and bilateral movements: a rehabilitation approach for chronic stroke

JH Cauraugh, JJ Summers - Progress in neurobiology, 2005 - Elsevier
Stroke interferes with voluntary control of motor actions. Although spontaneous recovery of
function can occur, restoration of normal motor function in the hemiplegic upper limb is noted …

The co-ordination of bimanual rapid aiming movements following stroke

DK Rose, CJ Winstein - Clinical rehabilitation, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To determine the role of anticipatory and movement control processes for the
coordination of bimanual target aiming in individuals post stroke. Subjects: Thirty adults with …

Force control improvements in chronic stroke: bimanual coordination and motor synergy evidence after coupled bimanual movement training

N Kang, JH Cauraugh - Experimental Brain Research, 2014 - Springer
Bimanual movement disorders are common dysfunctions post stroke. This stroke study
investigated bimanual force control capabilities to determine the effect of coupled bimanual …

Functional implications of impaired bimanual force coordination in chronic stroke

P Patel, N Lodha - Neuroscience Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The ability to coordinate forces with both hands is crucial for manipulating
objects in bimanual tasks. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of …

Bimanual coordination functions between paretic and nonparetic arms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

RK Kim, N Kang - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Bimanual coordination is essential for performing many everyday interlimb
actions that require successful spatiotemporal interactions between the 2 arms. This …

[HTML][HTML] Bimanual Coordination in Individuals Post-stroke: Constraints, Rehabilitation Approaches and Measures: Systematic Review

Y Liu, E PRZYSUCHA, T KLARNER… - … Journal of Exercise …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To couple or not to couple is a dilemma for the CNS when performing bimanual goal-
directed actions. Numerous interacting individual and task-related constraints contribute to …

Changes in bimanual coordination during the first 6 weeks after moderate hemiparetic stroke

J Metrot, D Mottet, I Hauret… - … and neural repair, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Better understanding of how bimanual coordination changes over the first
weeks of recovery after stroke is required to address the potential utility for bimanual …