Stroke survivors have improved recovery of hand and arm function with the help a new rehabilitation protocol thanks to finely tuned electrostimulation of target muscles in the arm. After lying for a while in a way that puts pressure on a nerve in your arm, it may happen that you no longer feel your arm anymore. You may no longer perceive its location and size, and it may even feel like it does not belong to your own body. If this condition lasts for years, the representation of the upper limb in the brain becomes chronically distorted. This body representation disorder is a neurological disorder and is one of the more prominent long-term consequences of stroke. It severely affects how people use their body in the environment to move, act and sense. Stroke patients report a wide range of symptoms, like being unable to embody their own arm.
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