Improved quality of life following constraint-induced movement therapy is associated with gains in arm use, but not motor improvement.

Results suggest that improved arm use during everyday activities is integral to maximizing quality of life gains during motor rehabilitation for chronic post-stroke UE hemiparesis. In contrast, gains in motor function were not associated with increases in quality of life. These findings further support the need to implement techniques into clinical practice that promote arm use during daily life if improving quality of life is a main goal of treatment. ClinicalTrials.gov Registration Numbers: NCT01725919 and NCT03005457.