PHYS THER
Vol. 88, No. 8, August 2008, pp. 970-972
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2008.88.8.970.2
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Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the full text and any section headings.

Thank you to Doris Broetz and colleagues for their thoughtful comments regarding this case report. As our ultimate goal is to improve function in persons with stroke, we welcome the opportunity to respond. It is our goal that, with this clarification, therapists will more clearly understand the type of patient who may benefit from this therapy and how to administer the therapy. We will provide our answers in the order of Broetz and colleagues’ questions.

Broetz and colleagues are correct, in that having no active movement of the fingers would make it challenging to transfer blocks during the Box and Block Test or to grasp during the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT). Prior to starting the intervention, the patient demonstrated trace active movement in wrist extension and flexion. He demonstrated no active finger movement (flexion or extension). During pretesting, he scored . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Kari Dunning, Valerie Hill Hermann and Peter G Levine

K Dunning, PT, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati Academic Medical Center, Ohio.


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