scholarly journals Examining and monitoring paretic muscle changes during stroke rehabilitation using surface electromyography: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-234
Author(s):  
Ge Zhu ◽  
◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Xiao Tang ◽  
Xiang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Surface Electromyography ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Muscle Changes

Evaluation of Central Fatigue in Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchen Xu ◽  
Wai Sang Poon ◽  
Yongping Zheng ◽  
Shaomin Zhang ◽  
Xiaoling Hu
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Central Fatigue ◽  
Post Stroke

Marma therapy for stroke rehabilitation - a pilot study

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 15-15
Author(s):  
A Dickens ◽  
M Fox ◽  
M James ◽  
C Greaves ◽  
M Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation

scholarly journals Technology-assisted toilets: Improving independence and hygiene in stroke rehabilitation

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 205566831772568 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Yachnin ◽  
Georges Gharib ◽  
Jeffrey Jutai ◽  
Hillel Finestone
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Bowel Movement ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Rehabilitation Unit ◽  
Full Protocol ◽  
Perineal Region

Background and Purpose Dependence on assistance for toileting is a widespread problem for persons receiving healthcare. Technology-assisted toilets, which hygienically wash and dry the perineal region, are devices that could improve toileting independence in a variety of patients. The objective was to investigate whether technology-assisted toilets improve toileting independence, quality of life, and whether technology-assisted toilets can provide sufficient toileting hygiene in stroke rehabilitation. Methods This pilot study was carried out in a stroke rehabilitation unit. Thirty participants were recruited. Participants had a bowel movement and cleaned themselves using the technology-assisted toilet on one to three occasions. Participants rated their toileting before using the technology-assisted toilet and after each technology-assisted toilet use with the Psychosocial Impact of Assistive Devices Scale (PIADS). After each session, participants were rated for cleanliness. Results PIADS scores were analyzed from eight individual participants, five of whom completed the full protocol. PIADS scores were significantly higher with the technology-assisted toilet than with the participants’ regular toileting routine (p < 0.05). Technology-assisted toilets cleaned effectively in 73% of cases (16/22, p < 0.05). Conclusion Technology-assisted toilets improved stroke patients’ psychosocial outcomes compared to standard toileting and completely cleaned participants in the majority of cases. A larger study should confirm technology-assisted toilet’s benefit in stroke rehabilitation through improved independence and hygiene.

scholarly journals Developing complex interventions: lessons learned from a pilot study examining strategy training in acute stroke rehabilitation

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R Skidmore ◽  
Deirdre R Dawson ◽  
Ellen M Whyte ◽  
Meryl A Butters ◽  
Mary Amanda Dew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Strategy Training

scholarly journals Comparison of Muscle Onset Activation Sequences between a Golf or Tennis Swing and Common Training Exercises Using Surface Electromyography: A Pilot Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
John M. Vasudevan ◽  
Andrew Logan ◽  
Rebecca Shultz ◽  
Jeffrey J. Koval ◽  
Eugene Y. Roh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Surface Electromyography ◽  
Muscle Activation ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Healthy Male ◽  
Training Exercises ◽  
Male Subjects ◽  
Activation Sequence

Aim. The purpose of this pilot study is to use surface electromyography to determine an individual athlete’s typical muscle onset activation sequence when performing a golf or tennis forward swing and to use the method to assess to what degree the sequence is reproduced with common conditioning exercises and a machine designed for this purpose.Methods. Data for 18 healthy male subjects were collected for 15 muscles of the trunk and lower extremities. Data were filtered and processed to determine the average onset of muscle activation for each motion. A Spearman correlation estimated congruence of activation order between the swing and each exercise. Correlations of each group were pooled with 95% confidence intervals using a random effects meta-analytic strategy.Results. The averaged sequences differed among each athlete tested, but pooled correlations demonstrated a positive association between each exercise and the participants’ natural muscle onset activation sequence.Conclusion. The selected training exercises and Turning Point™device all partially reproduced our athletes’ averaged muscle onset activation sequences for both sports. The results support consideration of a larger, adequately powered study using this method to quantify to what degree each of the selected exercises is appropriate for use in both golf and tennis.

Can Methylphenidate Objectively Provide Relief in Patients With Uncontrolled Blepharospasm? A Pilot Study Using Surface Electromyography

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina M. Price ◽  
Nicholas A. Ramey ◽  
Michael J. Richard ◽  
Donald J. Woodward ◽  
Julie A. Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Surface Electromyography
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