The Effects of Upper Extremity Isokinetic Strengthening in Post-Stroke Hemiplegia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Exercise in Improving Physical Function of Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review

“…In two of these studies, resistance exercise was used as an intervention [33,34]. Jung et al [33] used an active shoulder exercise with a sling, which applied shoulder joint isometric contraction.…”

“…In comparison with the control group that received bilateral arm training, researchers found the sling system decreased shoulder subluxation, and improved proprioception and upper extremity function. Kerimov et al [34] investigated the effects of isokinetic strengthening in post-stroke patients. The participants conducted a wrist strengthening program with an isokinetic dynamometer, and the control group performed customized home-based exercises using resistance bands.…”

“…The chronic stage was dealt with in nine articles [15,16,21,[23][24][25][26]30,34]. Four of these used complex exercise [15,21,25,30] which is the combination of functional, aerobic, and resistance exercises.…”

“…Four of these used complex exercise [15,21,25,30] which is the combination of functional, aerobic, and resistance exercises. In the case of single rehabilitation, there are three articles [16,26,34] for chronic patients. Stuart et al [14] used APA-stroke, which contains progressive exercises and coordination trainings necessary for daily activities.…”

“…Chae et al [26] studied the effect of home-based functional therapy using smart watches to help chronic patients train steadily. Further, Kerimov et al [34] conducted isokinetic training in the paretic upper body. Hung et al [23] and Hsieh et al [34] both examined robot-assisted therapy, which is relevant to functional therapy.…”