The Effects of Upper Limb Motor Recovery on Submovement Characteristics among the Patients with Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.

The submovements appeared to become longer, fewer, and more overlapped with motor recovery. Based on the results, the ability of the neural system to blend submovements increased in both acute/subacute and chronic patients during recovery. Therefore, assessing the submovements during recovery can be a new quantitative measure of motor improvement, providing another means of comparing rehabilitation interventions and individualizing therapy for stroke patients.