Specialized Arm Exercises for Stroke Recovery
Oct. 19, 2004 -- Specialized arm exercises may actually lead to brain changes during stroke recovery, a new study shows.
The results were seen in a stroke recovery program called BATRAC (bilateral arm training with rhythmic auditory cueing).
BATRAC differs from regular workouts and traditional therapeutic exercises. It uses sound cues to signal participants to start pushing or pulling on two T-bar handles, either using both arms at the same time or taking turns with each arm.
BATRAC was recently compared to traditional stroke recovery exercises by researchers including Andreas Luft, MD, of the gerontology and medicine departments at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md.
Having studied BATRAC before, Luft and colleagues already knew that it improved arm function during stroke recovery.
This time, they wanted to see how BATRAC affected the brain during stroke recovery.
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The results were seen in a stroke recovery program called BATRAC (bilateral arm training with rhythmic auditory cueing).
BATRAC differs from regular workouts and traditional therapeutic exercises. It uses sound cues to signal participants to start pushing or pulling on two T-bar handles, either using both arms at the same time or taking turns with each arm.
BATRAC was recently compared to traditional stroke recovery exercises by researchers including Andreas Luft, MD, of the gerontology and medicine departments at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md.
Having studied BATRAC before, Luft and colleagues already knew that it improved arm function during stroke recovery.
This time, they wanted to see how BATRAC affected the brain during stroke recovery.
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