How deep is your recovery? Rethinking true motor recovery versus compensation in neurorehabilitation.
Antonio Caronni, Maurizio Amadei, Viviana Rota, Michela Picardi
PMID 41877523WHAT IT FOUND
This paper proposes a theoretical model to help clinicians distinguish true physiological recovery from behavioral compensation.
It offers no new clinical evidence or trial results, so it does not change current practice guidelines.
What this paper is
This is a conceptual paper proposing a theoretical model for distinguishing motor recovery from compensation across different levels of the nervous system. It does not report data from a clinical trial, systematic review, or observational study, so there are no findings to act on regarding patient outcomes.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the proposed 'strata' model as validated evidence for choosing one therapy over another. The paper argues for assessing deeper physiological levels but does not provide data showing that doing so improves patient outcomes compared to standard functional assessments.
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