《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (12): 1365-1370.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.12.001

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Implication of Left-Right Coordination and Counterbalance for Rehabilitation of Upper Limbs and Hand Function post Stroke (review)

JIA Jie   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
  • Received:2018-09-06 Revised:2018-09-19 Published:2018-12-25 Online:2019-01-04
  • Contact: JIA Jie. E-mail: shannonjj@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Project (No. 15441901601; No. 16441905303), National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. SS2015AA020501) and Natural Science Research Project of Shanghai Minhang District (No. 2017MHZ27)

Abstract: The bilateral coordination and counterbalance is a major principle that governs the normal function of upper limbs and hands, and its disturbances are the important mechanism underling the dysfunction of upper limbs and hands after stroke. This paper proposed the concept of Left-Right Coordination and Counterbalance of the upper limbs and hands, summarized the normal pattern and abnormal characteristics after stroke, introduced associated neural mechanisms, and analyzed the application in the assessments and rehabilitation after stroke and the prospects in the future. It might be useful to consider this concept in practice to improve the effects of upper limb and hand function rehabilitation.

Key words: stroke, Left-Right Coordination and Counterbalance, hand function, rehabilitation, assessment, review

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