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ToolsWatson, Martin J. (2007) Feasibility of further motor recovery in patients undergoing physiotherapy more than 6-months after severe traumatic brain injury: an updated literature review. Physical Therapy Reviews, 12 (1). pp. 21-32.
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The aim of this updated literature review was to evaluate the extent to which adults are documented as being capable of further motor recovery more than 6 months after a severe traumatic brain injury. This topic has high potential relevance for neurological physiotherapists, some of whom may be tasked with implementing physical treatment programmes for this challenging patient group. A revised search of relevant databases was carried out, using the previous review as a starting point. A further 10 papers were identified, extending the original total to 18 published studies. Of the 18 papers, 13 were single-case studies, with 5 being reports of subject groups (8–80 subjects; median, 20 subjects). Recovery was documented as occurring over periods which extended up to 180 months' post-injury, though more reports fell within the 60 months' post-injury period. Evidence supporting the hypothesis that subjects are readily capable of continuing and/or further change was not overwhelming; reasons for this are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Allied Health Professions (former - to 2013) |
| Depositing User: | EPrints Services |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2010 11:11 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2024 09:44 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/13910 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/108331907X174952 |
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