R W Teasell

Summary

Affiliation: University of Western Ontario
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi What's new in stroke rehabilitation: back to basics
    Robert W Teasell
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 36:215-7. 2005
  2. ncbi A comparison of the Barthel Index and the Functional Independence Measure as outcome measures in stroke rehabilitation: patterns of disability scale usage in clinical trials
    Harpreet Sangha
    University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Rehabil Res 28:135-9. 2005
  3. ncbi The PEDro scale provides a more comprehensive measure of methodological quality than the Jadad scale in stroke rehabilitation literature
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital, 801 Commissioners Road, East, London, Ontario N6C 5J1, Canada
    J Clin Epidemiol 58:668-73. 2005
  4. ncbi Study protocol of the YOU CALL--WE CALL TRIAL: impact of a multimodal support intervention after a "mild" stroke
    Annie Rochette
    Montreal University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Neurol 10:3. 2010
  5. ncbi An evidence-based review of stroke rehabilitation
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:29-58. 2003
  6. ncbi A systematic review of pharmacologic treatments of pain after spinal cord injury
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:816-31. 2010
  7. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder: part 1 - overview and summary
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:287-94. 2010
  8. ncbi Research gaps in stroke rehabilitation
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:59-70. 2003
  9. ncbi Venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:232-45. 2009
  10. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 2 - interventions for acute WAD
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:295-304. 2010

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  1. ncbi What's new in stroke rehabilitation: back to basics
    Robert W Teasell
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 36:215-7. 2005
  2. ncbi A comparison of the Barthel Index and the Functional Independence Measure as outcome measures in stroke rehabilitation: patterns of disability scale usage in clinical trials
    Harpreet Sangha
    University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Rehabil Res 28:135-9. 2005
    ..001). Publications citing the BI were significantly more recent when originating in Europe as opposed to North America (P=0.023). These results provide insight into current patterns of scale use in stroke rehabilitation research...
  3. ncbi The PEDro scale provides a more comprehensive measure of methodological quality than the Jadad scale in stroke rehabilitation literature
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital, 801 Commissioners Road, East, London, Ontario N6C 5J1, Canada
    J Clin Epidemiol 58:668-73. 2005
    ..Accordingly, the PEDro scale provides a more comprehensive measure of methodological quality of the stroke literature...
  4. ncbi Study protocol of the YOU CALL--WE CALL TRIAL: impact of a multimodal support intervention after a "mild" stroke
    Annie Rochette
    Montreal University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    BMC Neurol 10:3. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi An evidence-based review of stroke rehabilitation
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:29-58. 2003
    ..Over 403 treatment-based articles investigating of various areas of stroke rehabilitation were identified. This included 272 randomized controlled trials...
  6. ncbi A systematic review of pharmacologic treatments of pain after spinal cord injury
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:816-31. 2010
    ..To conduct a systematic review of published research on the pharmacologic treatment of pain after spinal cord injury (SCI)...
  7. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder: part 1 - overview and summary
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:287-94. 2010
    ..Further research is needed to determine which treatments are most effective at reducing the disabling symptoms associated with WAD...
  8. ncbi Research gaps in stroke rehabilitation
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:59-70. 2003
    ..These gaps, in areas of research rehabilitation research considered to be of clinical significance, are presented in this article as unanswered research questions...
  9. ncbi Venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:232-45. 2009
    ..To review systematically the published literature on the treatment of deep venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury (SCI)...
  10. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 2 - interventions for acute WAD
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:295-304. 2010
    ..Based on current evidence, activation-based therapy is recommended for the treatment of acute WAD; however, additional research is required to determine the relative effectiveness of various exercise⁄mobilization programs...
  11. ncbi A systematic review of the therapeutic interventions for heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury
    R W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Spinal Cord 48:512-21. 2010
    ..Systematic review...
  12. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 3 - interventions for subacute WAD
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:305-12. 2010
    ..There is a clear need for further research to evaluate interventions aimed at treating patients with subacute WAD because there are currently no interventions satisfactorily supported by the research literature...
  13. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 4 - noninvasive interventions for chronic WAD
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:313-22. 2010
    ..Based on the available research, exercise programs were the most effective noninvasive treatment for patients with chronic WAD, although many questions remain regarding the relative effectiveness of various exercise regimens...
  14. ncbi Alpha-1 adrenoceptor hyperresponsiveness in three neuropathic pain states: complex regional pain syndrome 1, diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain and central pain states following spinal cord injury
    Robert W Teasell
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lawson Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, and Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph s Health Care London, 801 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario N6C 5J1, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 9:89-97. 2004
    ..Although results to date have been mixed, there may be a greater role for new drugs which target peripheral alpha-2 adrenoceptors (agonists) or alpha-1 adrenoceptors (antagonists)...
  15. ncbi A blueprint for transforming stroke rehabilitation care in Canada: the case for change
    Robert W Teasell
    Stroke Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:575-8. 2008
    ..Our experience in Canada suggests that instituting these 5 measures alone will result in significant improvements to the health care system...
  16. ncbi What's new in stroke rehabilitation
    Robert W Teasell
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 35:383-5. 2004
  17. ncbi Post-traumatic seizure disorder following acquired brain injury
    Robert Teasell
    Lawson Health Resort Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 21:201-14. 2007
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  18. ncbi A systematic review of the rehabilitation of moderate to severe acquired brain injuries
    Robert Teasell
    St Joseph s Health Care London, Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre, Canada
    Brain Inj 21:107-12. 2007
    ..To conduct a systematic review of the rehabilitation literature of moderate to severe acquired brain injuries (ABI) from traumatic and non-traumatic causes...
  19. ncbi A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 5 - surgical and injection-based interventions for chronic WAD
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Pain Res Manag 15:323-34. 2010
    ..Further research is required to determine the efficacy and the role of invasive interventions in the treatment of chronic WAD...
  20. ncbi Impact of early vs delayed admission to rehabilitation on functional outcomes in persons with stroke
    Katherine Salter
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph s Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
    J Rehabil Med 38:113-7. 2006
    ..The present study examined the effects of early vs delayed admission on functional outcome and length of stay in patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit for first-ever unilateral stroke...
  21. ncbi Hypermetabolism following moderate to severe traumatic acute brain injury: a systematic review
    Norine Foley
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    J Neurotrauma 25:1415-31. 2008
    ..We conclude that energy expenditure following TBI is highly variable, and the use of standard factors to estimate the energy needs of individual patients are inappropriate and should be discouraged...
  22. ncbi The experience of living with stroke: a qualitative meta-synthesis
    Katherine Salter
    Centre for Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Research, Room B 3019 c, Parkwood Hospital, 801 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario, Canada N6C5J1
    J Rehabil Med 40:595-602. 2008
    ..The purpose of the present study was to examine the contribution of the published qualitative literature to our understanding of the experience of living with stroke...
  23. ncbi Assessment of community integration following traumatic brain injury
    Katherine Salter
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 22:820-35. 2008
    ..The present paper provides a review of current approaches to the assessment of community integration, including evaluation of psychometric and administrative properties reported in the literature...
  24. ncbi Dysphagia after stroke: incidence, diagnosis, and pulmonary complications
    Rosemary Martino
    Graduate Department of Speech Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 36:2756-63. 2005
    ..To determine the incidence of dysphagia and associated pulmonary compromise in stroke patients through a systematic review of the published literature...
  25. ncbi Dysphagia treatment post stroke: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
    Norine Foley
    Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital, Rm B 3019b, 801 Commissioner s Rd E London, ON N6C 5J1, Canada
    Age Ageing 37:258-64. 2008
    ..Previous reviews of these treatments were limited due to a dearth of available studies. Recently, more trials have been published warranting a re-examination of the evidence...
  26. ncbi Identification of aphasia post stroke: a review of screening assessment tools
    Katherine Salter
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph s Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 20:559-68. 2006
    ..The present study presents an evaluation of the measurement properties of screening tools for aphasia found within the stroke research literature...
  27. ncbi Specialized stroke services: a meta-analysis comparing three models of care
    Norine Foley
    Department of Physical Medicine, Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph s Health Care London, London, Ont, Canada
    Cerebrovasc Dis 23:194-202. 2007
    ....
  28. ncbi Social support interventions and mood status post stroke: a review
    Katherine Salter
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital Site, London N6C 5J1, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Nurs Stud 47:616-25. 2010
    ..The present paper will examine the impact of social support interventions on depression or mood status in individuals with stroke...
  29. ncbi Clinical characteristics of patients with brainstem strokes admitted to a rehabilitation unit
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care, London, Ont, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:1013-6. 2002
    ..To examine the clinical characteristics of patients with brainstem strokes admitted to a rehabilitation unit...
  30. ncbi Lesion location and poststroke depression: systematic review of the methodological limitations in the literature
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 35:794-802. 2004
    ..We sought to investigate the methodological differences across the literature studying the relationship between lesion location and PSD...
  31. ncbi Impact of caring for individuals with stroke on perceived physical health of informal caregivers
    Katherine Salter
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    Disabil Rehabil 32:273-81. 2010
    ..In order to examine the impact of caregiving over time on the physical health of individuals providing informal care for individuals with stroke, we conducted a review of the published literature...
  32. ncbi Clinical Outcome Variables Scale: A retrospective validation study in patients after stroke
    Katherine Salter
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    J Rehabil Med 42:609-13. 2010
    ....
  33. ncbi Compensation and chronic pain
    R W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    Clin J Pain 17:S46-64. 2001
    ..The literature contains many different viewpoints on the impact of compensation on recovery from chronic pain...
  34. ncbi Employment-related factors in chronic pain and chronic pain disability
    R W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
    Clin J Pain 17:S39-45. 2001
    ..Disability is a multifactorial phenomenon. Social scientists suggest that nonclinical factors, including age, education, and job status, correlate with disability...
  35. ncbi The rehabilitation of patients recovering from brainstem strokes: case studies and clinical considerations
    Elizabeth Kruger
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 14:56-64. 2007
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  36. ncbi The Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST): development and validation of a dysphagia screening tool for patients with stroke
    Rosemary Martino
    Department of Speech Language Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 40:555-61. 2009
    ..We designed and validated a new bedside dysphagia screening tool-the Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Test (TOR-BSST) for stroke survivors in acute and rehabilitative settings...
  37. ncbi Effectiveness of virtual reality using Wii gaming technology in stroke rehabilitation: a pilot randomized clinical trial and proof of principle
    Gustavo Saposnik
    Division of Neurology, Departments of Medicine and Health Policy Management and Evaluation and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St Michael s Hospital, Dalla Lana, School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 41:1477-84. 2010
    ..Although existing evidence suggests that increasing intensity of stroke rehabilitation therapy results in better motor recovery, limited evidence is available on the efficacy of virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation...
  38. ncbi Motor impairment rehabilitation post acquired brain injury
    Shawn Marshall
    The Rehabilitation Centre Ottawa Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 21:133-60. 2007
    ..The efficacy of a given intervention was classified as strong (supported by two or more randomized controlled trials (RCTs)), moderate (supported by a single RCT), or limited (supported by other types of studies in the absence of RCTs)...
  39. ncbi Acute management of acquired brain injury Part III: an evidence-based review of interventions used to promote arousal from coma
    Matthew J Meyer
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 24:722-9. 2010
    ..To review the literature regarding techniques used to promote arousal from coma following an acquired brain injury...
  40. ncbi The effect of litigation status on adjustment to whiplash injury
    L C Swartzman
    Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 21:53-8. 1996
    ..The rather robust effect of litigation status on pain reports is discussed with respect to the potential mediational role of the stress of litigation...
  41. ncbi The incidence and consequences of falls in stroke patients during inpatient rehabilitation: factors associated with high risk
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ont N6A 5A5, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 83:329-33. 2002
    ..To determine the incidence of falls on a stroke rehabilitation unit; to assess the frequency and nature of injuries; and to identify risk factors predictive of falls, functional outcomes, and impairments...
  42. ncbi Evidence-based practice and setting basic standards for stroke rehabilitation in Canada
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
    Top Stroke Rehabil 13:59-65. 2006
    ..Nevertheless, these standards should be the expectation of stroke patients, essentially forming a stroke rehabilitation "bill of rights."..
  43. ncbi The incidence, management, and complications of dysphagia in patients with medullary strokes admitted to a rehabilitation unit
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada
    Dysphagia 17:115-20. 2002
    ..Aspiration pneumonia appeared to be an early complication of stroke and dietary modifications did not prevent its development...
  44. ncbi Progress in clinical neurosciences: stroke recovery and rehabilitation
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    Can J Neurol Sci 33:357-64. 2006
    ..Additional factors associated with neurological recovery include size of stroke lesion, and the timing and intensity of therapy...
  45. ncbi Acute management of acquired brain injury part II: an evidence-based review of pharmacological interventions
    Matthew J Meyer
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 24:706-21. 2010
    ..To review the research literature on pharmacological interventions used in the acute phase of acquired brain injury (ABI) to manage ICP and improve neural recovery...
  46. ncbi Acute management of acquired brain injury part I: an evidence-based review of non-pharmacological interventions
    Matthew J Meyer
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Brain Inj 24:694-705. 2010
    ..To review the literature on non-pharmacological interventions used in acute settings to manage elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) and minimize cerebral damage in patients with acquired brain injury (ABI)...
  47. ncbi Intensity of aphasia therapy, impact on recovery
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 34:987-93. 2003
    ..001) and the Token Test (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Intense therapy over a short amount of time can improve outcomes of speech and language therapy for stroke patients with aphasia...
  48. ncbi Heterocyclics and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of poststroke depression
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1051-7. 2005
    ..The effectiveness of early initiation of antidepressants in the prevention of PSD is not clear...
  49. ncbi Stroke rehabilitation: an international perspective
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Reserach Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 16:44-56. 2009
    ..This allows for "real-world" comparisons of how differing processes affect patient outcomes. Those systems whose structures and processes of care best reflect current best evidence appear to achieve better outcomes...
  50. ncbi The assessment of poststroke depression
    Katherine Salter
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 14:1-24. 2007
    ....
  51. ncbi Stroke rehabilitation in Canada: a work in progress
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Health Care, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Reserach Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 16:11-9. 2009
    ..In the meantime, stroke rehabilitation in Canada remains a work in progress...
  52. ncbi Stroke: working toward a prioritized world agenda
    Vladimir Hachinski
    Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Center, University of Western Ontario, and St Joseph s Healthcare London, Ontario, Canada
    Cerebrovasc Dis 30:127-47. 2010
    ..The aim of the Synergium was to devise and prioritize new ways of accelerating progress in reducing the risks, effects, and consequences of stroke...
  53. ncbi Results from the FOOD trial
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine, University of Western Ontario and St Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
    Lancet Neurol 4:267. 2005
  54. ncbi The role of timing and intensity of rehabilitation therapies
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 12:46-57. 2005
    ..There is a likely relationship between therapy intensity and improvements in functional outcomes. Clinically, greater intensity of stroke rehabilitation has been associated with improved outcomes...
  55. ncbi Training and stimulation in post stroke recovery brain reorganization
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 12:37-45. 2005
    ..Given the animal evidence (which emphasizes increased stimulation and increased activity), there is clearly an opportunity for improving the stroke rehabilitation experience to maximize post stroke recovery...
  56. ncbi Intrinsic factors influencing post stroke brain reorganization
    Nestor A Bayona
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 12:27-36. 2005
    ..Age correlates negatively with recovery; older individuals generally demonstrate slower and less complete recovery. However, age by itself is a poor predictor of functional recovery...
  57. ncbi Plasticity and reorganization of the brain post stroke
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 12:11-26. 2005
    ..Ipsilateral or unaffected hemisphere motor pathway activation is therefore associated with a worse prognosis...
  58. ncbi Plasticity and reorganization of the uninjured brain
    Nestor A Bayona
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 12:1-10. 2005
    ..Prolonged periods of peripheral nerve stimulation in both animals and humans can lead to reorganization of related sensorimotor cortical maps...
  59. ncbi Priorities for stroke rehabilitation and research: results of a 2003 Canadian Stroke Network consensus conference
    Mark T Bayley
    Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:526-8. 2007
    ....
  60. ncbi Stroke recovery and rehabilitation
    Robert Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Hospital, Lawson Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Stroke 34:365-6. 2003
  61. ncbi The role of task-specific training in rehabilitation therapies
    Nestor A Bayona
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care and the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 12:58-65. 2005
    ..In humans, less intense but task-specific training regimens with the more affected limb can produce cortical reorganization and associated, meaningful functional improvements...
  62. ncbi Behavioural interventions in the rehabilitation of acute v. chronic non-organic (conversion/factitious) motor disorders
    Allan P Shapiro
    Rheumatology Institute, K 370, St Joseph s Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St, London, Ontario N6A 4V2, Canada
    Br J Psychiatry 185:140-6. 2004
    ..However, in the absence of controlled research, treatment success could be attributed to providing patients with a face-saving opportunity to get better...
  63. ncbi A model to aid in the prediction of discharge location for stroke rehabilitation patients
    Vikas Agarwal
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:1703-9. 2003
    ..The equation is relatively easy to calculate and is based on data that are commonly collected in rehabilitation...
  64. ncbi Stroke Rehabilitation Evidence-Based Review: methodology
    Norine C Foley
    St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:1-7. 2003
    ....
  65. ncbi Rehabilitation of aphasia: more is better
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    St. Joseph's Health are London, Parkwood Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:66-76. 2003
    ..Building upon the idea that more is better, this article examines other spects of aphasia therapy that may be combined to facilitate recovery...
  66. ncbi Early supported discharge in stroke rehabilitation
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:19-33. 2003
    ..These results suggest that patients with milder strokes who receive home-based therapies have similar functional outcomes to patients who receive traditional inpatient rehabilitation...
  67. ncbi The necessity and limitations of evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation
    Jeffrey W Jutai
    School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:71-8. 2003
    ....
  68. ncbi Quality of the stroke rehabilitation research
    Sanjit K Bhogal
    St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:8-28. 2003
    ..Investigation of the methodological quality of stroke rehabilitation literature emphasizes the need for improved treatment protocols, taking into account previous deficits, during research...
  69. ncbi Problems with insurance-based research on chronic pain
    Harold Merskey
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario N5Y 2P9, Canada
    Med Clin North Am 91:31-43. 2007
    ..In order that future research and consensus group recommendations may result in better care and a fairer compensation system, substantial efforts to minimize bias will be required...
  70. ncbi Assessment of participation outcomes in randomized controlled trials of stroke rehabilitation interventions
    Katherine L Salter
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Rehabil Res 30:339-42. 2007
    ....
  71. ncbi Estimates of quality and reliability with the physiotherapy evidence-based database scale to assess the methodology of randomized controlled trials of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions
    Norine C Foley
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph s Health Care London, Ontario, Canada
    Phys Ther 86:817-24. 2006
    ....
  72. ncbi A rehabilitation program for patients recovering from severe stroke
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Parkwood Hospital, St. Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Neurol Sci 32:512-7. 2005
    ..Many patients were no longer wheelchair dependent and almost half returned home. Active rehabilitation should not be limited to "middle-band" stroke patients...
  73. ncbi Recovery from stroke: differences between subtypes
    David M Lipson
    Department of Physical Medicine, St Joseph's Health Care London, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Rehabil Res 28:303-8. 2005
    ..In conclusion, hemorrhagic stroke patients took longer than ischemic stroke patients to enter into rehabilitation, and were more inclined to experience ambulatory impairments and develop medical complications...
  74. ncbi Health-related quality of life after stroke: what are we measuring?
    Katherine L Salter
    Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada
    Int J Rehabil Res 31:111-7. 2008
    ..Whether any of these assessments are sufficient to describe HRQOL in its entirety is unclear...
  75. ncbi A troubling story: insurance and medical research in Saskatchewan
    Harold Merskey
    Pain Res Manag 7:65-7. 2002
  76. ncbi Outcome assessment in randomized controlled trials of stroke rehabilitation
    Katherine L Salter
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Joseph s Healthcare London, London, Canada
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86:1007-12. 2007
    ..Appropriate evaluation and selection of outcome measures would enhance the methodological quality of randomized controlled trials...
  77. ncbi The efficacy of stroke rehabilitation: a qualitative review
    Norine C Foley
    St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Site, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:1-18. 2003
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  78. ncbi Gait retraining post stroke
    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Joseph's Health Care London and University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:34-65. 2003
    ....
  79. ncbi Treatment of visual perceptual disorders post stroke
    Jeffrey W Jutai
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    Top Stroke Rehabil 10:77-106. 2003
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    St. Joseph's Health Care London, Parkwood Site, London, Ontario, Canada
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    Robert W Teasell
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, Canada
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