Objective : The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of ocular training on visual perception ability and eye-hand coordination of patients after a stroke.Methods : The subjects this study were ten stroke patients who have trouble with handling visual perception. The experimental group received both upper extremity function training and ocular motor training. The control group received upper extremity function training, and Developmental Test of Visual Perception-Adolescent and Adult (DTVP-A) and Visual Object Space Perception Battery (VOSP) were used to measure their visual perception, whereas Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test (MMDT) and CMS-10 were used to measure their eye-hand coordination before and after intervention.Results : The two groups both showed an increase in visual perception and eye-hand coordination after intervention, but the experiment group showed a significantly greater increase than the control group (p<.05). Differences in groups showed significantly increase with experimental group in form constancy of DTVP-A, total score of VOSP and moving part of MMDT (p<.05).Conclusion : The two groups both showed an increase in visual perception after intervention, but there was a greater improvement within the experimental group, which performed ocular training. As a result, it can be predicted that ocular motor training may be helpful in recovering and increasing the abilities of strok patients.

목적 : 본 연구는 상상연습이 성인 뇌졸중 좌측편마비 환자의 시각-운동 협응 향상에 미치는 효과를 밝히고자 하였다. 연구대상은 경상남도내 M시의 S병원에서 뇌졸중으로 인한 좌측편마비 진단을 받고, 재활치료 중인 3명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 연구방법 : 연구방법은 대상자 선정검사를 하고, 대상자 3명에 대해 기초선 검사 기간을 달리하여 다트게임을 실시하였다. 대상자 1이 기초선 단계에서 안정을 보일 때, 중재단계로 들어가 상상연습을 실시한 직후와 1시간 후에 다트게임을 실시하여 화살의 꽂힌 위치에서 과녁판 중심까지의 가장 가까운 거리 측정값의 평균을 구하였다. 대상자 1이 중재단계에서 안정을 보일 때까지 기초선에 있던 대상자 2도 상상연습 실시 직후와 1시간 후에 다트게임을 실시하여 측정값의 평균을 구했으며, 대상자 3도 대상자 2가 중재단계에서 안정을 보일 때까지 기초선에 있다가 상상연습을 실시, 직후와 1시간 후의 측정값의 평균을 구했다. 수집된 자료는 시각적 그래프와 기술통계량인 평균값을 통해 거리 측정값의 변화를 비교분석하였다. 결과 : 첫째, 대상자 모두 다트게임(신체적 연습)만 한 기초선 때보다 상상연습 직후에 연구대상자가 던진 화살의 꽂힌 위치에서 과녁판 중심까지의 가장 가까운 거리의 평균값이 감소하여 시각-운동 협응에 있어 향상을 보였다. 둘째, 대상자 모두 다트게임(신체적 연습)만 한 기초선 때보다 상상연습 1시간 후에 연구대상자가 던진 화살의 꽂힌 위치에서 과녁판 중심까지의 가장 가까운 거리의 평균값이 감소하여 시각-운동 협응에 있어 향상을 보였다. 결론 : 상상연습이 성인 뇌졸중 좌측편마비 환자의 시각-운동 협응 향상에 효과가 있었다. 위와 같은 결론을 통해 상상연습이 학습과 치료에 앞서 시연(demo)이 왜 필요한지를 밝히는 근거로서 제시될 수 있다는 것과 성인 뇌졸중 환자의 재활치료 방법에 활용 가능함을 보여주었다.

We report the reorganization of motor network resulted from intensive unilateral coordination training and the effect of cross education on the untrained side in patient with traumatic brain injury using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). A 22 year-old male patient who had suffered from diffuse axonal injury for 58 months showed coordination deficit in the left hand at initial examination. Intensive motor training including complex finger movements and coordination activities using a metronome was introduced to the patient 4 hours per day for a week. FMRI was performed on a 3T ISOL Forte scanner. All functional images were analyzed using SPM-99 software. Hand function was improved after training not only in the trained left hand, but also in the untrained right hand. There was no activation in the right primary motor area (M1) during left hand movement before training whereas robust activation of left M1 was demonstrated by the right hand movement. Profuse activation of bilateral prefrontal lobes was seen during both hand movements before training. After training of left hand, right M1 became prominently activated during the left hand motion. The activation of bilateral prefrontal lobes disappeared after training not only for the left hand movement but also for the right, which clearly demonstrated the effect of cross education. This case report demonstrated the learning-dependent reorganization of the M1 and the effect of cross education.

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of sensory integrative procedures in promoting postural control, bilateral coordination and motor planning outcomes in child with developmental delay. Design: A single-subject ABA research design. Setting: Early Intervention Center of University. Participant: A 7-year-old boy with developmental delay. Interventions: Sensory integrative procedure. The subject was tested four times before, four times during, and three times after intervention. Main Outcome Measure: Part of subtests of DeGangi-Berl Test of Sensory Integration, Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency and Sensory Integration and Praxis Test. Result: Postural control and motor planning are effected on sensory integrative procedure. Bilateral coordination did not change by this study. The quality of performance was increased by the therapy.

Purpose: We investigated changes of motor skills development in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) after participating 12-week intervention program to promote their fundamental motor skills. Methods: The movement assessment battery for children-2 (MABC-2) was used to screen DCD. Ten children with DCD participated voluntarily in an after-school program 3 times per week for 12 weeks and were examined using the MABC-2 before and after the intervention. The program was planned to facilitate fundamental gross motor skills based on physical education curriculum for public school and their daily life. Results: After the intervention program, DCD children showed a significant improvement in aiming and catching, and balance. The total percentile score of DCD children after the intervention was significantly improved and marked higher than 16%, thereby indicating an improvement in their motor development after the program. Conclusion: This current study supports possibility to improve motor coordination of children with DCD with respect to fundamental motor skills. 12-week intervention might be effective to increase their score of MABC-2 from motor delay level to typically developing level.

Purpose: Functional recovery of the paretic upper extremity post stroke continues to be one the greatest challenges faced by rehabilitation professionals. Although many tasks require the coordinated participation of both hands, rehabilitation strategies for the most part have focused on the paretic limb. This study investigated whether coupled bilateral coordinated movements and repetitive high frequency TMS enhanced upper limb corticomotor excitability and motor function poststroke. Methods: For this study, we compared the neurophysiological and behavioral changes associated with two such rehabilitation protocols: coupled bilateral training and coupled unilateral training. Twenty chronic stroke patients were randomly assigned to the two training group over 8-week period. For this experiment, transcranial magnetic stumulation, EMG, Ag/AgCI suface electrode, rehabilitation training equipment, jebsen-talyer hand function kit, box & block, and pinch & power grip test kit were used. Results: First, in the box & block and JTT task, coupled bimanual group showed a reduction in movement time in comparision to receiving coupled unilateral group. Second, in the cortical excitability within affected hemisphere, using TMS, an increased in map volume, and map number following coupled bilateral group. Overall, these finding suggest that a coupled bilateral movement and high frequency repetitive TMS protocol effective in recovering upper limb motor function and cortical excitability in chronic stroke patients.

Four age group (6.5, 10.4 years, college; 20.9years, elderly; 74.3 years) completed four unimanual aiming and four bimanual aiming movement tasks. Unimanual tasks included movements of left and right hands independently across a short (7.5 cm) and long (15 cm) distance. Bimanual coordination tasks included simultaneous movements of both hands to targets located at equal distance. While child perform the tasks, EMG activity was recorded using Silver-silver Chloride Cup electrodes placed over the bellies of the long head of triceps (antagonist) and the medial head of biceps muscles (agonist) on both left and right arms. Results indicated the coupling of the two hands in bimanual aiming movements appears to be present across the life span. However, bimanual control strategies for groups were different in both symmetrical and asymmetrical movements. Results of neuromuscular aspects of bimanual movement control indicated that (1) modification of the agonist and antagonist onset latency may underlie bilateral motor coordination in symmetrical movements, and (2) modification of the antagonist duration for college students and antagonist duration or time to peak of antagonist muscle contraction for 6 years and elderly may underlie bilateral motor coordination in asymmetrical movements. Results were discussed.