Conclusions
stroke, spasticity
STROKE
The outcomes of the study suggest that conventional rehabilitation combined with an SVR-based method can be more effective than conventional therapy alone in improving hand motor function and voluntary movement and normalizing muscle tone in subacute stroke patients. With combined treatment, hand and wrist functionality and motion increased; resistance to movement (spasticity) decreased, and this decrease was sustained over time.Patients showed significant clinical improvements in the fine motor skills and functionality of the affected hand, with a large effect size, and these gains were achieved in less time than if conventional rehabilitation alone were used.