Friday, April 20, 2007

Stroke and research in exercise science

Research field in the context of exercise science has been expanded into clinical basis which requires certain degree of knowledge and skill. Among stroke population, more recent studies have been focused on investigating the effect of exercise therapy on several outcomes.
The information below displays several possible measured outcomes and their indicators.
  1. Prehospital Stroke Assessment Tools
    Cincinnati Stroke Scale or Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS)
  2. Acute Assessment Scales
    Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS)
    Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
    Hempispheric Stroke Scale
    Hunt & Hess Scale
    Mathew Stroke Scale
    NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
    Orgogozo Stroke Scale
    Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project Classification (Bamford)
    Scandinavian Stroke Scale

(For more information visit: http://www.strokecenter.org/trials/scales/index.htm

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