ESCAPS study protocol: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of ‘Early electrical stimulation to the wrist extensors and wrist flexors to prevent the post-stroke complications of pain and contractures in the paretic arm’

INTRODUCTION: Approximately 70% of patients with stroke experience impaired arm function, which is persistent and disabling for an estimated 40%. Loss of function reduces independence in daily activities and impacts on quality of life. Muscles in those who do not recover functional movement in the s...

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Autores principales: Fletcher-Smith, Joanna C, Walker, Dawn-Marie, Sprigg, Nikola, James, Marilyn, Walker, Marion F, Allatt, Kate, Mehta, Rajnikant, Pandyan, Anand D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Rehabilitation Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26729394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010079

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