We demonstrate a method that allows two users to communicate remotely using their sense of touch by dynamically applying vibrotactile feedback to one user's forearm using two different input methods. User input on a standard mobile touch-screen device or a purpose-built touch-sensitive wearable is analyzed …

Background: In general people after stroke do not meet the recommendations for physical activity to conduct a healthy lifestyle. Programs to stimulate walking activity to increase physical activity are based on the available insights into barriers and facilitators to physical activity after stroke. However, …

Objective: To determine content validity of the Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) and construct validity and reliability of the MPST, 10x5 Meter Sprint Test (10x5MST), slalom test and one stroke push test (1SPT) in wheelchair-using youth with spina bifida (SB). Design: Clinimetric study Setting: Rehabilitation …

Background: Falls in stroke survivors can lead to serious injuries and medical costs. Fall risk in older adults can be predicted based on gait characteristics measured in daily life. Given the different gait patterns that stroke survivors exhibit it is unclear whether a similar fall-prediction model …

Cerebrovasculaire aandoeningen kunnen beperkingen in het dagelijkse leven van patiënten veroorzaken met als gevolg afhankelijkheid op lange termijn. Het herstel van deze symptomen vindt verreweg het meeste plaats in de eerste dagen tot 3 maanden na het CVA. Een therapievorm die het KNFG in zijn richtlijn …

Despite ample research on depression after stroke, the debate continues regarding whether symptoms such as sleep disturbances, loss of energy, changes in appetite and diminished concentration should be considered to be consequences of stroke or general symptoms of depression. By comparing symptoms …

In Deutschland ereignen sich jährlich rund 270.000 Schlaganfälle, von denen ca. 30% in einer Aphasie, einer Sprachstörung infolge einer umschriebenen Hirnschädigung, enden. In der ersten Phase der Erkrankung, der akuten Phase, sind die Symptome und die damit einhergehenden psychischen Belastungen für …

Jährlich erleiden deutschlandweit fast 300.000 Menschen im Erwachsenalter einen Schlag-anfall. Bei über 60% treten in der Akutphase Dysphagien auf. Um Folgeschäden wie Pneumonien, Malnutrition und Exsikkose zu vermeiden ist eine differenzierte Diagnostik durch einen Logopäden auf einer Stroke Unit erforderlich. …

Background A variety of options and techniques for causing implicit and explicit motor learning have been described in the literature. The aim of the current paper was to provide clearer guidance for practitioners on how to apply motor learning in practice by exploring experts’ opinions and experiences, …

OBJECTIVE: Previous systematic reviews on occupational therapy for elderly included studies until 2003. The present evidence mapping summarizes recent evidence for the efficacy of occupational therapy with older persons based on randomised controlled trials from 2004-2012. METHOD: An electronic search …