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Vol. 89, No. 6, June 2009, pp. 615-616
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080257.ar
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Kristin E. Musselman, Karim Fouad, John E. Misiaszek and Jaynie F. Yang


Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the full text and any section headings.

We thank Behrman for her thoughtful commentary1 on our case report.2 She raises a number of important points to which we would like to respond.


   Distinction Between Functional Recovery and Functional Compensation
 
We fully agree with the distinction between functional recovery and functional compensation raised in the commentary, and the different levels at which compensation and recovery occur (neuronal, performance, and activity).3 We did not attempt to distinguish between functional recovery and functional compensation in either form of training. Our focus was on accomplishing the task rather than the method by which it was accomplished. The use of braces was allowed in both types of training, as was the use of walking aids in skill training, both of which involve functional compensation at all levels. With the fairly severe injuries sustained by the patients in this study and the chronic state of these injuries, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Does Every Task Need to Be Trained?
 

   Is There a Threshold Ability Above Which Skill Training Becomes Successful?
 

   Improvement in Skill With Both BWSTT and Skill Training
 

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