The Timed Up and Go (TUG) is a screeningTesting for disease in people without symptoms. tool used to test basic mobility skills of frail elderly patients (60-90 years old). The TUG can be used with, but is not limited to, persons with strokeAlso called a “brain attack” and happens when brain cells die because of…

StrokeAlso called a “brain attack” and happens when brain cells die because of inadequate blood flow. 20% of cases are a hemorrhage in the brain caused by a rupture or leakage from a blood vessel. 80% of cases are also know as a “schemic stroke”, or the formation of a blood clot in a vessel…

A strokeAlso called a “brain attack” and happens when brain cells die because of inadequate blood flow. 20% of cases are a hemorrhage in the brain caused by a rupture or leakage from a blood vessel. 80% of cases are also know as a “schemic stroke”, or the formation of a blood clot in a…

The Cone Evasion Walk test (CEW) assesses fall risk in individuals in the acute phase of stroke recovery, by their ability to evade obstacles. The CEW test can be performed with or without a walking aid.

Aquatic interventions are considered applicable to post-stroke rehabilitation as the properties of water support the effects of exercise on recovery. An early Cochrane review (Merholz, Kugler & Pohl, 2011) that looked at the effect of water-based exercise on activitiesAs defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, activity is the performance of a…

Many people have difficulty participating in leisure activitiesAs defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, activity is the performance of a task or action by an individual. Activity limitations are difficulties in performance of activities. These are also referred to as function. after a strokeAlso called a “brain attack” and happens when…

Robot-assisted upper extremity training consists of repetitive practice of goal-directed exercises and activitiesAs defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, activity is the performance of a task or action by an individual. Activity limitations are difficulties in performance of activities. These are also referred to as function. of the upper extremities using…

The Orpington Prognostic Score (OPS), also known as Orpington Prognostic Scale, was developed from the Edinburgh Prognostic Score (Prescott, Garraway, & Akhtar, 1982) and the Hodkinson’s Mental Test Score (Qureshi & Hodkinson, 1974) as a means to evaluate strokeAlso called a “brain attack” and happens when brain cells die because of inadequate blood flow. 20%…

The Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC Scale) is a structured questionnaire that measures an individual’s confidence in performing activitiesAs defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, activity is the performance of a task or action by an individual. Activity limitations are difficulties in performance of activities. These are also referred to as…

Circuit training, also referred to as circuit therapy and circuit class therapy, comprises repetitive practice of task-specific exercises and activitiesAs defined by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, activity is the performance of a task or action by an individual. Activity limitations are difficulties in performance of activities. These are also referred to…