Upper limb strength training in subacute stroke patients: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Stroke patients are often affected by arm paresis, have functional impairments and receive help from professional or informal caregivers. Progressive resistance training is a common intervention for functional impairments after paresis. Randomised controlled trials (RCT) showed b...

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Main Authors: Susan Högg, Manfred Holzgraefe, Insa Wingendorf, Jan Mehrholz, Christoph Herrmann, Mark Obermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3261-3