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Reprogramming therapy helps stroke survivors

Rehab Regs, November 18, 2004

Despite a common recovery plateau within three months of a stroke, new research shows that some patients are recovering additional use of their arms more than a year after a stroke. The University of Maryland's study on bilateral arm training with rythmic auditory cueing demonstrates that stroke therapy patients who work both arms simultaneously may gain greater use of the paralyzed arm, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The therapy appears to reprogram brain neuromuscular pathways by employing rythmic reaching and retrieving actions in beat with a metronome. Previously, most types of therapy have focused on either the affected arm or the healthy arm, but not on both, reported JAMA.

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