STROKE PATIENTS

This study tested whether adding task-oriented training—like opening bottles, buttoning shirts, and stacking blocks—to standard rehabilitation could improve arm movement in people who had a stroke at least six months ago. Thirty-nine participants completed the program. The resear…

This study tested whether task-oriented gait training combined with core stabilization exercises can improve mobility, balance, and walking in people who had a stroke. Fifty-four adults aged 45-75 with left-side weakness took part in an 8-week program. The goal was to see if thes…

This study looked at whether adding virtual reality (VR) balance exercises to standard physical therapy helps stroke patients walk and keep their balance better. 34 people who had a stroke within the last 6 months took part. Some did only standard therapy, while others replaced 2…

This study looked at whether adding Thera-Band resistance bands to treadmill training helps stroke patients with depression, mobility, balance, and walking. Forty stroke survivors took part, with half doing treadmill training plus Thera-Band and the other half doing treadmill tra…

This small study tested whether combining a hand force control training device (TIPr) with mirror visual feedback can improve hand function and brain activity in stroke survivors. Five stroke patients with hand weakness used the devices while researchers measured hand strength, d…