Neuromuscular electrical stimulation-enhanced rehabilitation is associated with not only motor but also somatosensory cortical plasticity in chronic stroke patients: an interventional study

Tashiro, Syoichi; Mizuno, Katsuhiro; Kawakami, Michiyuki; Takahashi, Osamu; Nakamura, T.; Suda, Mabu; Haruyama, Koshiro; Otaka, Yohei; Tsuji, Takao; Liu, Meigen

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“…They also mentioned that there was some evidence to support the use of passive sensory techniques for improving sensation and sensorimotor function. Regarding the UE of patients with chronic stroke, not much evidence has been reported, but Byl et al reported that their sensorimotor training improved both sensory and motor functions ( 54 ), and Tashiro et al showed improvement in the TLT and somatosensory evoked potentials, in addition to motor function, after intervention with neuromuscular electrical stimulation ( 55 ). The patients can successfully proceed to receiving such rehabilitation if their somatosensory deficits are properly identified.…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test and the Thumb Localizing Test in Patients With Stroke

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Background: Somatosensory impairment is common in patients who have had a stroke and can affect their motor function and activities of daily living (ADL). Therefore, detecting and treating somatosensory impairments properly is considered to be very important, and various examinations have been developed. However, the reliability and validity of few of them have been verified due to differences in the procedure of each examiner or poor quantification by the examination itself.Objective: We hypothesized that, with fixed procedures two convenient clinical examinations, the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test (SWMT) and the Thumb Localizing Test (TLT), could provide reliable assessments of light touch sensation and proprioception. The purpose of this study was to verify the reliability and validity of these two examinations as indices of somatosensory impairment of the upper extremity (UE) in patients with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis.Methods: Fifty patients with chronic stroke (median time after onset of stroke, 848 [474–1708] days, mean age 57 [standard deviation 14] years) were enrolled at Keio University Hospital from 2017 to 2018. Examiners learned the original method of the SWMT and the TLT rigorously and shared it with each other. The TLT procedure was partially modified by dividing the location of the patient's thumb into four spaces. Two examiners evaluated the SWMT and the TLT for 2 days, and intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities were calculated using weighted kappa statistics. In addition to this, the evaluator size score of the SWMT was assessed with Bland-Altman analysis to evaluate systematic bias. The Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS) sensory items were used to assess validity, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated.Results: Intra/inter-rater agreements of the SWMT grade score were 0.89 (thumb, 95%CI: 0.83–0.95)/ 0.75 (0.60–0.91) and 0.80 (index finger, 0.67–0.93)/0.79 (0.66–0.92), and of the TLT they were 0.83 (navel level proximal space, 0.71–0.95)/ 0.83 (0.73–0.92), 0.90 (navel level distal space, 0.85–0.96)/ 0.80 (0.69–0.90), 0.80 (shoulder level proximal space, 0.68–0.92)/ 0.77 (0.65–0.89), and 0.87 (shoulder level distal space, 0.80–0.93)/ 0.80 (0.68–0.92) (P < 0.001, each item). All of them showed substantial agreement, but the MDC of the SWMT evaluator size was 1.28 to 1.79 in the inter-rater test and 1.94–2.06 in the intra-rater test. The SWMT grade score showed a strong correlation with the SIAS light touch sensation item (r = 0.65, p < 0.001), as did the TLT with the SIAS position sense item (r = −0.70–0.62, p < 0.001 each space).Conclusions: The reliability and validity of the SWMT and the TLT were verified. These tests can be used as reliable sensory examinations of the UE in patients with chronic stroke, and especially for the SWMT, it is more reliable for screening.

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“… 77 , 78 Broadening the scope of clinical assessment to include multiple aspects of proprioception is likely to broaden the scope of investigation of treatment strategies. For example, recent studies using somatosensory stimulation (mostly neuromuscular electrical stimulation) 79 , 80 to provide increased proprioceptive input show promising results in people after stroke. Improvements are thought to be due, in part, to the reintegration of the internal representations of the stimulated body parts.…”

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Proprioceptive impairment in unilateral neglect after stroke: A systematic review

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Introduction: Unilateral neglect is a debilitating condition that can occur after stroke and can affect a variety of domains and modalities, including proprioception. Proprioception is a sensorimotor process essential to motor function and is thus important to consider in unilateral neglect. To date, there has not been a comprehensive review of studies examining the various aspects of proprioceptive impairment in unilateral neglect after stroke. This review aimed to determine if people with unilateral neglect have more severe proprioceptive impairments than those without unilateral neglect after stroke. Methods: The MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to September 2019 using an a priori search strategy. Two independent reviewers screened abstracts and full texts, and extracted data from the included full texts. A third reviewer resolved disagreements at each step. Risk of bias was assessed using the AXIS Quality Assessment tool. Results: A total of 191 abstracts were identified, with 56 eligible for full-text screening. A total of 18 studies were included in the review and provided evidence that people with unilateral neglect have more severe proprioceptive impairment than people without unilateral neglect. This impairment is present in multiple subtypes of unilateral neglect and aspects of proprioception. Most studies had a moderate risk of bias. Conclusion: People with unilateral neglect after stroke are more likely to have impaired processing of multiple types of proprioceptive information than those without unilateral neglect. However, the available evidence is limited by the large heterogeneity of assessment tools used to identify unilateral neglect and proprioception. Unilateral neglect and proprioception were rarely assessed comprehensively. PROSPERO Registration: CRD42018086070.

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“…In study by Pope it was shown that proprioceptive input from the neck also may change cerebellar output affecting M1 plasticity [59]. In the study of Vidoni and colleagues preserved motor learning after stroke was related to the degree of proprioceptive deficit suggesting the relation between proprioceptive perception from muscle spindles and motor learning and central neuroplasticity [58,60].…”

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“…Many patients with stroke Proprioception and Clinical Correlation DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95866 experience proprioceptive deficits. Recovery of proprioception increases in the chronic phase [57,58]. In study by Pope it was shown that proprioceptive input from the neck also may change cerebellar output affecting M1 plasticity [59].…”

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Proprioception and Clinical Correlation

Gelener¹,

İyigün²,

Özmanevra³

2021

Proprioception

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Proprioception is the sense of position or the motion of the limbs and body in the absence of vision. It is a complex system having both conscious and unconscious components involving peripheral and central pathways. The complexity of sensorimotor systems requires deep knowledge of anatomy and physiology to analyze and localize the symptoms and the signs of the patients. Joint sense and vibration sense examination is an important component of physical examination. This chapter consists anatomy, motor control, postural control related to proprioception with neurologic clinical correlation and also the information about the changes of proprioception after orthopedic surgeries and discuss with the available literature.

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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation-enhanced rehabilitation is associated with not only motor but also somatosensory cortical plasticity in chronic stroke patients: an interventional study

Cited by 23 publications

References 56 publications

Validity and Reliability of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test and the Thumb Localizing Test in Patients With Stroke

Validity and Reliability of the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test and the Thumb Localizing Test in Patients With Stroke

Proprioceptive impairment in unilateral neglect after stroke: A systematic review

Proprioception and Clinical Correlation

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