Comparing Occupation-Based and Repetitive Task Practice Interventions for Optimal Stroke Recovery: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
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| Authors: | Camille Skubik-Peplaski Melba Custer Elizabeth Powell Philip M. Westgate Lumy Sawaki |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky, USA;2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA;3. Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA |
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| Abstract: | Aims: This pilot randomized comparative study investigated changes in motor performance and indices of neuroplasticity associated with occupation-based intervention and repetitive task practice in the recovery of occupational performance following stroke. Method: Sixteen participants received either occupation-based intervention or repetitive task practice for eight 55-minute sessions. Motor performance was measured by the Fugl Meyer Assessment (FMA), Stroke Impact Scale (SIS), the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS). Indices of neuroplastic change were assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Results: Both occupation-based intervention and repetitive task practice groups demonstrated significant changes on the FMA and the occupation-based group demonstrated significant changes on the GAS goals. Neurophysiological measures showed enlargement in TMS volume maps in the affected hemisphere for both groups. Conclusion: Occupation-based and repetitive task practice interventions can yield similar improvements in chronic stroke. |
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| Keywords: | Occupational therapy occupational therapy interventions stroke upper extremity |
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