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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 2nd Volume of this Special Issue, “Clinical Application of Physical Therapy in Neurorehabilitation”, following the great editorial success of the first Volume.

The field of physical therapy has gained new perspectives for the treatment of motor disorders after central nervous system lesion (i.e., stroke, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury). Both conventional and technology-aided interventions (e.g., robotics, virtual reality, non-invasive brain stimulation, telerehabilitation) have been proposed to restore motor functions, activities, and quality of life, with promising effects primarily observed in stroke patients thus far. The aim of this Special Issue is to address a wide range of possible interventions in neurorehabilitation, both traditional and technologically supported, with a particular focus on the influence of relevant ingredients (dose, intensity, engagement, feedback used, quality of movement) on functional and global outcomes. Moreover, the relevance of the rehabilitation setting (rehabilitation hospital, nursing skilled facility, clinic, home) will be covered, with the aim of exploring all the potential contributors along a lifespan, including the long-term management of motor disabilities and the promotion of self-management and empowerment of patients and caregivers in the recovery process.

Dr. ‪Sofia Straudi
Prof. Dr. Roberto Cano de la Cuerda
Guest Editors

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Accelerometry in the Functional Assessment of Balance in People with Stroke: A Systematic Review

by Juan Francisco Pérez-López, Roberto Cano-de-la-Cuerda and Rosa María Ortiz-Gutiérrez

J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(24), 7701; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jcm12247701 - 15 Dec 2023

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Abstract

Balance disturbances in people with lived experience of stroke affect activities of daily living and social participation, so assessing them is essential to know the level of functional independence. Accelerometers are electronic devices that allow kinematic variables of balance to be recorded and are a tool of great interest in the assessment of functional balance. To determine the validity and reliability of, as well as the most performed protocols using accelerometers in the functional assessment of balance in people with experience of stroke, a systematic search of articles published in the electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, the Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, the PEDro and the Virtual Health Library from Spain was performed following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guidelines. We used QUADAS-2 to assess the quality of the included studies. Eight studies met the inclusion criteria, two studied reliability and validity, two studied reliability and four studied the validity of accelerometers in the assessment of balance in people with stroke. All studies indicated the kind of accelerometer, localization on the body, tests and outcome variables. The results indicate that accelerometers show excellent reliability values in the assessment of balance in people who had a prior stroke and disparate results in terms of validity. Triaxial accelerometers were most used, and the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st and 2nd sacral vertebrae were the body areas most used for their placement. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Clinical Application of Physical Therapy in Neurorehabilitation: Volume II)

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