Making everyday tasks such as getting dressed or walking up stairs a type of focused, repetitive exercise may improve mobility and function after a stroke, according to a study in the Oct. 17 issue of The Cochrane Library. In an analysis of 14 studies with 659 participants, people who had undergone "repetitive task training" had improved walking distance and speed and were better able to go from sitting to standing.
(Training involved three or five hours a week of repeating tasks such as reaching for items on shelves or buttoning clothes.) Activities of daily living such as bathing improved as well. Upper-limb functions such as reaching were not greatly improved, however. Overall, the authors state there was "modest improvement" in lower-limb function, even in people who had experienced a stroke in past years.
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