Lynch, L K Borschmann, M Callisaya, N Fini, H Janssen, L Johnson, T Jones, S Kuys, N Mahendran, D Simpson, C English Activity monitors for increasing physical activity in adult stroke survivors Stroke 2018 Nov 21 doi: 10.1002/14651858

BACKGROUND

Stroke is the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Physical activity is important for secondary stroke prevention and for promoting functional recovery. However, people with stroke are more inactive than healthy age-matched controls. Therefore, interventions to increase activity after stroke are vital to reduce stroke-related disability.