The measurement of impairment and disability can improve patient care and is now essential
in clinical audit. Practical, useful measures are slowly being developed, both for use in …

A prospective study was undertaken to define the incidence, duration, and consequences of
dysphagia in an unselected group of 91 consecutive patients who had suffered acute stroke. …

This paper reports on a development of the Rivermead Motor Assessment Gross Function
scale, the Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI), a new measure of mobility disability which …

Objective: To describe a practical method of setting personalized but specific goals in
rehabilitation that also facilitates the use of goal attainment scaling. Background: Rehabilitation is …

… Derick T Wade (derick.wade{at}dsl.pipex.com), professor of neurological rehabilitation1…
Correspondence to: DT Wade … Articles by Derick T Wade …

This paper investigates the reliability of six measures of impairment and disability related to
mobility after stroke: the Rivermead Motor Assessment (RMA, gross function subsection); gait …

Sixty surviving patients had their walking ability and speed assessed regularly over the first
3 months after an acute stroke. Sixty-four matched controls were studied to allow …

The biopsychosocial model outlined in Engel’s classic Science paper four decades ago
emerged from dissatisfaction with the biomedical model of illness, which remains the dominant …

Four short, simple measures of arm function, suitable for use with patients recovering from
acute stroke, are described. These tests are: the Frenchay Arm Test, the Nine Hole Peg Test, …

Motor rehabilitation therapy is commonly employed after strokes, but outcomes are variable
and there is little specific information about the changes in brain activity that are associated …