The importance of different learning stages for motor sequence learning after stroke

C Dahms, S Brodoehl, OW Witte… - Human Brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The task of learning predefined sequences of interrelated motor actions is of everyday
importance and has also strong clinical importance for regaining motor function after brain …

Is implicit motor learning preserved after stroke? A systematic review with meta-analysis

E Kal, M Winters, J Van Der Kamp, H Houdijk, E Groet… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Many stroke patients experience difficulty with performing dual-tasks. A promising
intervention to target this issue is implicit motor learning, as it should enhance patients' …

A meta-analysis of the association between movement specific reinvestment and motor performance

TCW Tang, TCT Mak, TWL Wong… - … Review of Sport and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale (MSRS) is used to quantify
differences in the propensity that individuals have to consciously engage in movement …

A sco** review of the application of motor learning principles to optimize myoelectric prosthetic hand control

JVV Parr, DJ Wright, L Uiga, B Marshall… - Prosthetics and …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Although prosthetic hand rejection rates remain high, evidence suggests that effective
training plays a major role in device acceptance. Receiving training early in the …

Individual differences influencing immediate effects of internal and external focus instructions on children's motor performance

F van Abswoude, NB Nuijen… - … quarterly for exercise …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: A large pool of evidence supports the beneficial effect of an external focus of
attention on motor skill performance in adults. In children, this effect has been studied less …

Are the effects of internal focus instructions different from external focus instructions given during balance training in stroke patients? A double-blind randomized …

E Kal, H Houdijk, J van der Kamp… - Clinical …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This study aimed to assess if external focus instructions result in greater
improvements in motor skill and automaticity compared to internal focus instructions in …

How physical therapists instruct patients with stroke: an observational study on attentional focus during gait rehabilitation after stroke

E Kal, H van den Brink, H Houdijk… - Disability and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: People without neurological impairments show superior motor learning when they
focus on movement effects (external focus) rather than on movement execution itself …

Focus of attention instructions during baseball pitching training

E van der Graaff, M Hoozemans… - … Journal of Sports …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
It has often been shown that performance and learning in movement tasks may be improved
by focusing on the effect of the movement in the environment (external focus of attention) …

Over-focused? The relation between patients' inclination for conscious control and single-and dual-task motor performance after stroke

RPM Denneman, EC Kal, H Houdijk, J van der Kamp - Gait & posture, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Many stroke patients are inclined to consciously control their movements. This
is thought to negatively affect patients' motor performance, as it disrupts movement …

Riding waves to improve functioning: a quantitative evaluation of a Surf Week in individuals with chronic phase brain injury with six months follow-up

RPM Denneman, T van Bezeij, EC Kal… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Environmental enrichment seems to enable people in the chronic phase of
acquired brain injury (ABI) to experience new functional abilities and motor/co** strategies …