NDLI: BrightArm duo integrative rehabilitation for post-stroke maintenance in skilled nursing facilities

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Author	House, G. Burdea, G. Polistico, K. Roll, D. Kim, J. Damiani, F. Keeler, S. Hundal, J. Pollack, S.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Bright Cloud Int. Corp, Highland Park, NJ, USA (House, G.; Burdea, G.; Polistico, K.; Roll, D.; Kim, J.) \|\| JFK Hartwyck at Edison Estates, Edison, NJ, USA (Keeler, S.) \|\| St. John Univ. Queens, New York, NY, USA (Pollack, S.) \|\| Roosevelt Care Center, Edison, NJ, USA (Damiani, F.) \|\| Hundal Neuropsychology Group, Watchung, NJ, USA (Hundal, J.)
Abstract	Purpose: To determine clinical benefits of the BrightArm Duo bimanual upper extremity (UE) rehabilitation system for maintenance of older hemiplegic residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Methods: The system underwent a longitudinal controlled study in two SNFs. Seven chronic post-stroke participants trained for 8 weeks of increasingly intensive sessions followed by a 2 week booster period starting 10 weeks later. The sessions involved computer games designed to improve UE motor deficits, function, cognition and emotive state. BrightArm Duo recorded arm reach, arm active movement repetitions, hand grasps, and game performance. The control group (N=3) continued with normal maintenance programs offered in their SNF. Participants' motor function was evaluated pre-therapy, post-therapy, and pre-booster and post-booster using standard clinical measures. Participants' cognition was evaluated pre- and post- initial intervention and post-booster. Outcomes: The experimental group significantly improved in shoulder strength, grasp strength, active range of movement, supported arm reach and depression. The motor function and emotive levels post-booster were much higher than post- initial training. The experimental group motor, emotive, and cognitive outcomes were much better than for the control group. Conclusions: Initial results are promising for the integration of the BrightArm Duo in maintenance programs of SNF residents.
Starting Page	207
Ending Page	214
File Size	281036
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	23319569
e-ISBN	9781479989843
DOI	10.1109/ICVR.2015.7358594
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-06-09
Publisher Place	Spain
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Stroke Integrative Rehabilitation Skilled Nursing Facility Bimanual Interaction Virtual Reality BrightArm Duo
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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