Effect of concurrent peripheral nerve stimulation therapy on upper limb function and improvement in the daily living activities of chronic stage stroke patients undergoing low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy and occupational therapy

INTERVENTION: Apply one hour per day of PNS therapy to the forearm of the paralyzed side of the body during OT to stroke patients with upper limb paralysis who are undergoing r‐TMS therapy and 2‐week intensive OT. CONDITION: Stroke PRIMARY OUTCOME: Wolf motor function test SECONDARY OUTCOME: Fugl‐Meyer Assessment; Motor Activity Log INCLUSION CRITERIA: Aged 20 years or older at the time consent was obtained. Ability to voluntarily extend at least three fingers, including the thumb. Ability to raise the arm on the affected side to the level of the nipple or higher. Six months or more have passed since the onset of stroke. PNS therapy has been prescribed by the patient's physician. Patients who gave voluntary written informed consent after receiving an adequate explanation regarding their participation in the study.