Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation articles from January 2005

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation archives from January 2005

Foreword.(Lack of regular physical activity has been cited as a major health concern in the United States)
January 1, 2005... Lack of regular physical activity has been cited as a major health concern in the United States. In fact, sequelae caused by inactivity and deconditioning, such as diabetes and heart disease, are expected to become leading causes of death in...

Cardiovascular health and fitness after stroke.
January 1, 2005... Stroke patients have profound cardiovascular and muscular deconditioning, with metabolic fitness levels that are about half those found in age-matched sedentary controls. Physical deconditioning, along with elevated energy demands of...

Aerobic exercise training in stroke survivors.
January 1, 2005... Functional aerobic capacity among persons with stroke is severely compromised and may limit their full participation in community living. Even though aerobic conditioning can be potentially valuable to persons with stroke in reducing the risk...

Exercise capacity and cardiovascular adaptations to aerobic training early after stroke.
January 1, 2005... Clinicians are becoming increasingly interested in the use of aerobic training to enhance functional outcomes after stroke. Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of training among individuals in the chronic poststroke period....

Task-oriented aerobic exercise in chronic hemiparetic stroke: training protocols and treatment effects.
January 1, 2005... Stroke is the leading cause of disability in older Americans. Each year 750,000 Americans suffer a stroke, two thirds of whom are left with neurological deficits that persistently impair function. Principal among them is hemiparetic gait that...

Exercise-induced changes of the upper extremity in chronic stroke survivors.
January 1, 2005... Problems with daily activities due to decreased aerobic capacity and decreased strength are common in people who survive a stroke. Implementation of exercise for the upper extremity is challenging because of weakness and other impairments...

Applying the transtheoretical model to the exercise behaviors of stroke patients.
January 1, 2005... Individuals with disabilities, including stroke, are frequently deconditioned. A variety of factors, including infrequent exercise participation, may be responsible for the deconditioning observed. According to the transtheoretical model...

Laterality of motor control revisited: directionality of callosal traffic and its rehabilitative implications.(Grand Rounds Commentary)
January 1, 2005... Based on evidence derived from personal data and a comprehensive review of the literature, this article provides a perspective of laterality of motor control in humans. The evidence supports existence of directionality in callosal traffic,...

Stem cells 201: an overview of the ethics of stem cell research.(Ethics in Practice)(human embryonic stem cell research)
January 1, 2005... Human embryonic stem cell research has been championed by scientists as the key to curing such diseases as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, reducing the neurological devastation of stroke and spinal cord injury, and eradicating juvenile diabetes,...