The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke
what's the evidence?
This review showed small to large effect sizes for task-oriented exercise training, in particular when applied intensively and early after stroke onset. In almost all high-quality RCTs, effects were mainly restricted to tasks directly trained in the exercise programme.
Literatuurverwijzing: Peppen, R.P.S. van, Kwakkel, G., Wood-Dauphinee, S., Hendriks, H.J.M., Wees, P.J. van der, & Dekker, J. (2004). The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: what's the evidence?.