Henry Hoffman
Monday, October 16th, 2017
Last modified on September 2nd, 2022
Electrical StimulationSaeboStim MicroSpasticityStroke Statistics
Acute patients with hemiparesis only USE THEIR AFFECTED UPPER LIMB an average of 3.3 HOURS PER DAY.
Lang, C. J of Neurol Phs Ther, 2007.
Acute patients less than 14 days following stroke USED THEIR AFFECTED LIMB ONLY 38 MIN. (7%) OF A 9-HOUR DAY.
Bernhardt, J. J Rehabil Med, 2007.
During sub-acute rehab, stroke survivors completed activity-related arm training for an AVERAGE OF 4 MINUTES PER SESSION during therapy.
Hayward, KS & Brauer, SG. Clinical Rehabil, 2015
Research shows that stroke survivors perform very few ARM MOVEMENTS during therapy ranging from 23 TO 32 REPETITIONS PER SESSION.
Kimberly et al. J Rehabil Res Dev, 2010, Lang et al. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2009.