Effects of robot-assisted arm training on respiratory muscle strength, activities of daily living, and quality of life in patients with stroke: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Physiotherapy theory and practice
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Post-stroke clinical changes not only affect extremities and trunk muscles but also the respiratory muscles.

Authors

  • Abdurrahim Yildiz
    Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, Sakarya, Türkiye.
  • Ishtiaq Ahmed
    Pain in Motion International Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Rustem Mustafaoglu
    Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Division of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Fatma Nur Kesiktaş
    Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital.