Efficacy of an Intensive Community-Based Next-Generation NeuroAnimation Therapy in Reducing Upper Extremity Impairment after Stroke: Small Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: Post-stroke motor impairment is the leading contributor to long-term disability. Despite evidence that high dose, high intensity (HDHI) and virtual reality (VR) interventions are effective in reducing post-stroke motor impairment, access to such interventions is limited, especially in community-based models. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of one community-based HDHI VR intervention, Next-Generation NeuroAnimation Therapy (NG-NAT), on motor impairment for community-dwelling stroke survivors. Methods: The study employed a retrospective pre-test post-test design of de-identified data sets of one cohort of stroke survivors who participated in an HDHI NG-NAT inter