Critically appraised paper: Non-invasive brain stimulation does not enhance the effect of robotic-assisted upper limb training on arm motor recovery after stroke [commentary]

Authors/Creators

Dylan J. Edwards, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

In people with hemiparesis after stroke, intensive upper limb motor practice, such as robot-assisted training, can lead to clinically meaningful improvement, yet the benefit typically falls far short of full functional recovery. Supplemental therapies have the potential to enhance training effects, and non-invasive brain stimulation as a candidate add-on therapy has previously been reported; this literature was systematically reviewed by Reis and colleagues. The review found that there is no beneficial effect of non-invasive brain stimulation as a supplement to robot-assisted training. The eight reviewed trials used a variety of existing best non-invasive brain stimulation practices and available robotic technology.

Document Type

Other

Date of Publication

2021

Volume

67

Issue

3

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Publisher

Elsevier

Comments

Edwards, D. J. (2021). Critically appraised paper: Non-invasive brain stimulation does not enhance the effect of robotic-assisted upper limb training on arm motor recovery after stroke [Commentary]. Journal of Physiotherapy, 67(3), 218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2021.05.007

Recommended Citation

Edwards, D. J. (2021). Critically appraised paper: Non-invasive brain stimulation does not enhance the effect of robotic-assisted upper limb training on arm motor recovery after stroke [commentary]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2021.05.007