Background Various approaches to physical rehabilitation may be used after stroke, and
considerable controversy and debate surround the effectiveness of relative approaches …

To make practical recommendations regarding therapeutic strategies for the rehabilitation of
patients with hemiparetic stroke, it is important to have a general understanding of the …

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Based on the suboptimal research pathways that finally led to multicenter randomized
clinical trials (MRCTs) of treadmill training with partial body weight support and of robotic …

After stroke, physiotherapy can promote brain reorganization and motor recovery.
Combining muscle strength and functional training (functional strength training, FST) may be …

Background. Motor imagery may enhance motor recovery after stroke. Objectives. To
estimate the proportion of patients able to perform motor imagery, the feasibility of delivery of …

Background. Functional training and muscle strength training may improve upper limb motor
recovery after stroke. Combining these as functional strength training (FST) might enhance …

Objectives To be useable in clinical practise, treatments studied in trials must provide
sufficient information to enable clinicians and researchers to replicate. We sought to assess …

Objectives Restoring independence in the sit-to-stand (STS) task is an important objective
for stroke rehabilitation. It is not known if a particular intervention, strength training or therapy …

Background Amongst several barriers to the application of quality clinical evidence and
clinical guidelines into routine daily practice, poor description of interventions reported in …