Impact of Restriction of the Non Paretic Upper Limb Rehabilitation of Patients a With Stroke:Randomized Clinical Trial

Impact of the Restriction of the Non Paretic Upper Limb in Rehabilitation of Patients Post-stroke:Randomized Clinical Trial

To evaluate whether the restriction of the non paretic upper limb (UL) is a factor that could interfere at the sensorimotor UL recovery for chronic stroke subjects and to verify the impact on daily function, quality of life. In this pilot, randomized, blind and allocation concealment clinical trial, nineteen individuals with chronic stroke was randomly assigned, after the first evaluation, into two groups: group without restriction (G1), subject only to the specific training of paretic UL, and restricted group (G2), which underwent specific training of paretic UL and use of the restriction of non paretic UL

Inclusion Criteria:

• ability to actively extend at least 10° at the metacarpophalangeal the wrist;
• more than 6 months post onset of stroke;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mini-Mental State Examination;
• no excessive spasticity in any joints of the affected.