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. 2021 Spring;73(2):206. doi: 10.3138/ptc-73-2-cochrane

What Does Cochrane (2015–2020) Say about … Interventions, Exercises, and Physical Activity for Stroke Rehabilitation?

PMCID: PMC8370734  PMID: 34456434

Barclay RE, Stevenson TJ, Poluha W, et al. Interventions for improving community ambulation in individuals with stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;3:CD010200. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010200.pub2. Medline:25767912

Barclay RE, Stevenson TJ, Poluha W, et al. Mental practice for treating upper extremity deficits in individuals with hemiparesis after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;5:CD005950. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD005950.pub5. Medline:32449959

Corbetta D, Sirtori V, Castellini G, et al. Constraint-induced movement therapy for upper extremities in people with stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;10:CD004433. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004433.pub3. Medline:26446577

English C, Hillier SL, Lynch EA. Circuit class therapy for improving mobility after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;6:CD007513. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007513.pub3. Medline:28573757

Lynch EA, Jones TM, Simpson DB, et al. Activity monitors for increasing physical activity in adult stroke survivors. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;7: CD012543. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012543.pub2. Medline:30051462

Mehrholz J, Thomas S, Elsner B. Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;8:CD002840. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002840.pub4. Medline:28815562

Mehrholz J, Thomas S, Kugler J, et al. Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;10:CD006185. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006185.pub5. Medline:17943893

Sakai K, Yasufuku Y, Kamo T, et al. Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation for impairment and disability in people after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019;11:CD011968. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011968.pub3. Medline:31784991

Saunders DH, Sanderson M, Hayes S, et al. Physical fitness training for stroke patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020;3:CD003316. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003316.pub7. Medline:27010219

Thieme H, Morkisch N, Mehrholz J, et al. Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018;7:CD008449. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008449.pub3. Medline:23390640

Vloothuis JDM, Mulder M, Veerbeek JM, et al. Caregiver-mediated exercises for improving outcomes after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;12:CD011058. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011058.pub2. Medline:28002636

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