Although numerous studies have been performed involving motor performance in stroke patients, little is known about the neural mechanisms that mediate the re-acquisition of motor skills. The information is important for designing rehabilitative treatments and for reducing health care costs by stopping unnecessary treatment at the earliest appropriate stage. Improvement of hand function in older adults. Aging is accompanied by a marked decline in the manipulative capabilities of the hand. Little information is available on interventional strategies, such as hand and finger exercises, that might be used to maintain hand function in older adults.
Older adults exhibit a reduced ability to maximally activate their elbow flexor muscles.
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