According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
model, 1 impairments may be described as (1) impairments of body function such as a …

In the United States, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795 000
per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20 years is estimated at 6.5 …

Objective To quantitatively determine levels of upper extremity movement impairment by
using a cluster analysis of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) with …

The definitive work on occupational therapy for physical dysfunction returns in its Sixth
Edition, with reputable co-editors and clinical, academic, and consumer contributors. This …

Objective: Motor impairment after stroke has been related to infarct size, infarct location, and
integrity of motor tracts. To determine the value of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) as a …

Background and Purpose—Previous studies have shown motor impairment after a stroke
relates to lesion size and location, but unexplained variability in recovery still exists. In this …

Background. The Tardieu Scale has been suggested a more appropriate clinical measure of
spasticity than the Ashworth or modified Ashworth Scales. It appears to adhere more closely …

Objective: To compare the Tardieu Scale as a clinical measure of spasticity after stroke with
the Ashworth Scale. Design: Cross-sectional study. Participants: Sixteen people, living in the …

Abstract Objectives To define Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE)
cutoff scores that demarcate 1 level of upper extremity (UE) impairment from another, and …

Purpose. To evaluate the psychometric and administrative properties of outcome measures
in the ICF Participation category, which are used in stroke rehabilitation research and …