Direct payments (DPs) are cash-payments that eligible individuals can receive to purchase care services by themselves. DPs are central to current social care policy in England, but their advantages remain controversial. This controversy is partly due to their lack of historical visibility DPs were deployed in stages, bundled with other policy…[Read more]

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Therapeutic exercise improves balance and walking ability in individuals after stroke. The extent to which motor planning improves with therapeutic exercise is unknown. This case series examined how outpatient physical therapy affects motor planning and motor performance for stepping. CASE DESCRIPTION Individuals poststroke…[Read more]

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for working memory is an enticing treatment, but there is mixed evidence to date.

We tested the effects of electric field strength from uniform 2 mA dosing on working memory change from prestimulation to poststimulation. Second, we statistically evaluated a reverse-calculation method of…[Read more]