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Effects of Bilateral Task-Oriented Training on Arm Function After Stroke
(2013-04-17)
Objectives: (1) To determine if the Bilateral Task-Oriented Training (BTOT) protocol results in improved motor performance in unilateral and bilateral upper limb activities following stroke. (2) To understand the participant's experience with the BTOT protocol and to identify barriers and facilitators that influence willingness ...
Neurogame Therapy as an Upper Extremity Home Program for Persons After Stroke: A Preliminary Mixed Methods Investigation
(2013-04-17)
This preliminary study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of Neurogame Therapy (NGT), an innovative application of surface electromyography (sEMG) with a computer game, as a home program for persons after stroke. A concurrent mixed-methods design was used. A repeated measures design tested the ...
Associations between laryngeal and cough dysfunction in motor neuron disease with bulbar involvement
(2013-04-17)
PURPOSE: Cough, a fundamental mechanism in airway protection, depends on true vocal fold (TVF) function and airflow. In individuals with motor neuron disease (MND), cough impairment leads to increased risk for aspiration and respiratory failure. This study characterizes differences and associations between TVF kinematics ...
The Broader Impact of Disability Research: Aligning Public Policy with the Experiences of People with Disabilities and Healthcare Providers
The general purpose of this three-article dissertation is to investigate public policy issues salient to people with disabilities, their families, and healthcare providers. The studies in this dissertation are united by a conceptual framework and applied policy research methods. The first article in this dissertation, “The ...
Community Cultural Arts Participation through Sensory Friendly Theatre: Parent and Organization Experiences and Perspectives
Background: Children with sensory processing and developmental disabilities and their families experience barriers in the built, sensory, and social environments that limit their community cultural arts participation. Occupational therapists have begun using innovative service delivery approaches to dismantle these barriers ...
NeuroGame Therapy for the Improvement of Ankle Control in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of permanent movement and posture disorders occurring from non-progressive injury to the fetal or developing brain. CP affects 3-4 per 1,000 children in the United States and the majority of those children have spasticity as a primary presentation. Though most children with ...
Communication in Medical Interactions: Perspectives of Individuals with Communication Disorders, Their Caregivers, and Physicians
(2014-02-24)
<underline/>Introduction</underline>: Individuals with communication disorders form a vulnerable patient population in health care. Their problems with communication in medical interactions can lead to higher rates of medical errors, reduced accessibility to health care, and decreased satisfaction with services when compared ...
A Gradual vs. Sudden Introduction to Novel Locomotor Task Requirements: Consequences for Motor Learning, Balance Control and Cognitive Demand
(2013-02-25)
The physical rehabilitation of individuals with lower limb loss has traditionally been guided by a device driven paradigm, with much less attention, if any, allocated to the manner in which established motor learning strategies may be used to learn prosthetic locomotor skills. Much of this gap is attributable to the fact that ...
Maternal Sensitivity in Mother-Infant Interactions for Infants with and without Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
(2013-07-25)
Objective: To examine maternal sensitivity behaviors in mothers of infants ages 6-15 months with and without prenatal alcohol exposure in response to a developmental social stress paradigm. Background: Children with PAE are at high risk for negative mother-child interactions, which can affect the quality of maternal and ...
Preliminary Development of the Hand and Arm Function Measure for People with Neurological Conditions
Background: Many people with neurological conditions experience difficulty with their hands and arms. Measures for assessing hand and arm function with sound psychometric properties are needed. Understanding patient/client’s perceptions of their hand use and the quality and speed of task performance, while critical, are not ...