Stroke Physiatry – StrokeSciences

Posture and Balance: Neural Correlates of Postural Instability after Stroke and Other Movement Disorders

Abstract This paper explores the neural correlates of posture and balance after stroke, and provides visual examples of postural instability in a patient with watershed...

November 6, 2018May 30, 2020 Post-Stroke Recovery Rehabilitation Medicine Shoulder Subluxation Stroke Physiatry X-Ray

Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain: Shoulder Subluxation on Clinical Exams and Radiographs

August 25, 2018May 30, 2020 Ankle Dorsiflexion CVA Hemiplegic Gait Hypertonicity Neurorehabilitation NMES Post Stroke Spasticity Rehabilitation Medicine Stroke Physiatry

Post Stroke Foot Dorsiflexion: Using Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Tone & Promote Plasticity

July 29, 2018May 30, 2020 Electrical Stimulation NMES Post Stroke Spasticity Post-Stroke Recovery Rehabilitation Medicine Stroke Physiatry Upper Extremity

Post-Stroke Hypertonicity: How to Reduce Spasticity Using Electrical Stimulation

September 7, 2017May 30, 2020 Hypertonicity Neurorehabilitation NMES Post Stroke Spasticity Rehabilitation Medicine Stroke Physiatry Uncategorized Upper Extremity

Electrical Stimulation for Hypertonicity: A Neurorehabilitation Approach to Reduce Post-Stroke Spasticity

July 13, 2015May 30, 2020 Ankle Clonus clasp-knife phenomenon CVA Myoclonus Neurological Exam Stroke Neurology Stroke Physiatry

Neuro Exam: Clonus

Introduction Clinically, muscle tone is assessed by judging the resistance of a patient’s limb to passive stretch. Damage to the descending motor pathways that terminate...

January 11, 2015May 30, 2020 CVA Hemiplegic Gait Neurological Exam Post Stroke Gait Abnormalities Stroke Neurology Stroke Physiatry

Neuro Exam: Post-Stroke Hemiplegic Gait

One of the main characteristic features of post-stroke gait, is the hemiparetic or hemiplegic gait. It is important to note, that in acute settings, patients...