Effectiveness of Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy to Improve Lower Extremity Function in the Acute and Subacute Stroke Patients by Providing 1 Hour of Intense Massed Practice in the Form of Shaping or Task Practice
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Lead
NYU Langone Health
Age
55–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 55 or older
new ischemic stroke as revealed by CT scan or MRI of a brain or as per updated definition by American heart and American stroke association (Sacco et al., 2013)
Manual muscle testing with grad of \> 1+ in hip and knee joint musculature
able to walk atleast 10 feet indoors with or without assistance and assistive device.
Motivated to participate and some initiation of flexion and extension movement in hip, knee and ankle joints.
Ability to follow visual/verbal instructions as assessed by a minimum score of 24/30 points on the minimental state examination
Fairly intact sensation
You may not be if
Serious cardiac or pulmonary condition or other medical condition that make it difficult or risky to participate in intensive training
Severe joint pain or degenerative disease to the musculoskeletal system of the lower extremity
other neurological disease 4) problems with following instructions.
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