Maki Nanahara
The number of stroke patients in Japan is about 300,000 per year, with 85% having paralysis and 25% having physical paralysis. If paralysis of the fingers remains, it causes a decrease in activities of daily life and an obstacle when returning to work. The rehabilitation of the fingers becomes an issue. In this study, 3 stroke patients and 7 healthy adults’ control group were the subjects. The purpose was recovery of hand dexterity, and performance training of keyboard instruments was performed on the paralyzed fingers (patient group) or non-dominant hand (control group). The training effect was evaluated by surface electromyography (sEMG) during performance and MIDI data of performance.