ESCAPS study protocol: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of ‘Early electrical stimulation to the wrist extensors and wrist flexors to prevent the post-stroke complications of pain and contractures in the paretic arm’

ESCAPS study protocol: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of ‘Early electrical stimulation to the wrist extensors and wrist flexors to prevent the post-stroke complications of pain and contractures in the paretic arm’

Introduction Approximately 70% of patients with stroke experience impaired arm function, which is persistent and disabling for an estimated 40%. Loss of function reduces independence in daily activities and impacts on quality of life. Muscles in those who do not recover functional movement in the st...

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Main Authors: Fletcher-Smith, Joanna C., Walker, Dawn-Marie, Sprigg, Nikola, James, Marilyn, Walker, Marion F., Allatt, Kate, Mehta, Rajnikant, Pandyan, Anand D.
Format: Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38079/

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