Stroke induces a plastic state in the brain. This period of enhanced plasticity leads to the
sprouting of new axons, the formation of new synapses and the remapping of sensory-motor …

Background and Purpose—Assessing upper limb movements poststroke is crucial to
monitor and understand sensorimotor recovery. Kinematic assessments are expected to …

Stroke instigates a dynamic process of repair and remodelling of remaining neural circuits,
and this process is shaped by behavioural experiences. The onset of motor disability …

Robot-mediated therapy is an innovative form of rehabilitation that enables highly repetitive,
intensive, adaptive, and quantifiable physical training. It has been increasingly used to …

Background Significant clinician training is required to mitigate the subjective nature and
achieve useful reliability between measurement occasions and therapists. Previous …

Introduction. Despite interest in virtual environments (VEs) for poststroke arm motor
rehabilitation, advantages over physical environment (PE) training have not been …

Background: Stroke often results in motor impairment and limited functional capacity. This
study aimed to verify the relationship between widely used clinical scales and instrumented …

Background: Consequences of stroke frequently comprise reduced movement ability of the
upper extremity (UE) and subsequent long-term disability. Clinical scales are used to …

Background. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) has proven effective in
increasing functional use of the affected arm in patients with chronic stroke. The mechanism …

Background. The extent to which the upper-limb flexor synergy constrains or compensates
for arm motor impairment during reaching is controversial. This synergy can be quantified …