dc.contributor.author | Stock, Roland | |
dc.contributor.author | Thrane, Gyrd | |
dc.contributor.author | Askim, Torunn | |
dc.contributor.author | Anke, Audny | |
dc.contributor.author | Mork, Paul Jarle | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-12T07:08:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-12T07:08:17Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-04-03T09:21:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1650-1977 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2594361 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To assess recovery of grip strength during the first year post-stroke.
Design: Exploratory study on a subsample of patients participating in the Norwegian Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy trial.
Subjects: Eleven patients (mean age 59.1 years; 3 women) with mild to moderate stroke were recruited 7–29 days post-stroke.
Methods: An electronic dynamometer (Biometrics Ltd, Gwent, UK, 2006) was used to assess maximum grip force in 5 hand positions, rate of force development and sustainability of grip force. Similar assessments were performed to assess pinch strength. The participants were assessed 5 times during a 1-year period.
Results: Grip force in the affected hand increased in all handle positions during the 1-year follow-up, mostly during the first 6 months. At 2 and 4 weeks, rate of force development was less than half, and relative sustainability of grip force showed 20–30% greater deficit than for the non-affected hand. The affected hand approached the values of the non-affected hand after 6 months with little further progress until 1-year follow-up.
Conclusion: Grip strength in the affected hand improved considerably in the first year post-stroke. Patterns of improvement were similar across tests, i.e. rapid during the first weeks, slower until 6 months, and minimal 6–12 months post-stroke. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | Foundation for rehabilitation information | nb_NO |
dc.rights | Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Development of grip strength during the first year after stroke | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2340/16501977-2530 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1689886 | |
dc.description.localcode | Open Access. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. | nb_NO |
cristin.unitcode | 194,65,30,0 | |
cristin.unitcode | 194,65,20,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for nevromedisin og bevegelsesvitenskap | |
cristin.unitname | Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |