Lake, M.K. (2015) Possible overuse complaints in the unaffected upper limb after a stroke. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Many stroke patients can use the affected arm post-stroke to a limited extent during activities of daily living (ADLs). Patients compensate for their limitations by relying more on their unaffected arm, which takes over most of the movements of the affected arm. This may lead to overuse problems in the unaffected arm. The aim of the study is to examine to which extent stroke patients do experience problems of overuse in the unaffected arm after at least one year after the latest experienced stroke, in all age groups and in both men and women. Stroke patients in the Netherlands (N=28) were included. They completed a questionnaire with in total 61 questions. Questions regarded general information about the participants, and information about sports participation, terms of employment, complaints of overuse, the influence of complaints of overuse and pain on their daily life, general health issues, and the way of dealing with problems. Descriptive statistics and Chi-squares test were performed. In total, 64 percent of the stroke patients experienced overuse problems of the unaffected arm. These were experienced to quite some extent, with regard to the number of complaints and average pain. They were hindered by the complaints and pain in their normal work, outdoors and domestic chores. Stroke patients have a lot of pain of the unaffected arm in general, and especially in the unaffected shoulder. So, overuse complaints are very serious problems, which should seriously be taken into account during the treatment of stroke patients.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Bongers, dr. R.M. and Schoemaker, dr. M.M. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Apr 2022 13:22 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Apr 2022 13:22 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3167 |
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