Effect of Integrated Cueing on Functional Transfers in Chronic Stroke Survivors

The first 5 repetitions will include part to whole task practice of partial sit to stand using scripted verbal cueing to facilitate understanding of the task. The goal is to improve midline orientation and alignment during the task of moving from sitting to standing. In addition to verbal cueing, the manual cueing group will receive hands-on tactile facilitation from a trained physical therapist to facilitate appropriate midline weight shift during the sit to stand activity for the series of 40 training repetitions.

The first 5 repetitions will include part to whole task practice of partial sit to stand using scripted verbal cueing to facilitate understanding of the task. The goal is to improve midline orientation and alignment during the task of moving from sitting to standing. The verbal cueing protocol consists of verbal cueing from a trained physical therapist to facilitate appropriate midline weight shift during the sit to stand activity for the series of 40 training repetitions.