I'm always looking for research on patients with acute stroke, i.e., days not weeks, and the efficacy of BWSTT within the constraints of the acute IP setting and came across this one in the April edition of the Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Vol 89). It's often difficult to get therapists to invest in the set-up of LG when they have such a short amount of time to work with patients and need to focus on safe transfers/caregiver training. I thought it was interesting that the researchers focused, not on the outcomes at D/C, but rather at six months post-event. In other words, the benefits of BWSTT may not be immediate in terms of higher FIM scores or shorter LOS but are reflected in the longer term in fewer gait abnormalities leading to improved function.
It's a great study - I encourage you to read the full article. Thanks, Lesley
(Lesley, one of our PT trainers asked that I post this)
Attachment: McCain- PWB Gait post acute stroke.pdf (Downloaded 9 times) Last edited on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 05:16 pm by shanna
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