Enhanced Upper Extremity Functions with a Single Session of Action-Observation-Execution and Accelerated Skill Acquisition Program in Subacute Stroke

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Intervention structure with timeline diagram of action-observation-execution. AO: action-observation, E: execution, ASAP: accelerated skill acquisition program, UCC: usual and customary care, m: minutes, R1 and R2: rest time between repetitions = 5 minutes, R3: rest time between interventions = 10 minutes, Wk.: week. Act 1: reach and grasp a glass/bottle/cup with the affected hand; return to the starting point. Act 2: reach, grasp, and raise a glass/bottle/cup toward the mouth with the affected hand; return to the starting point. Act 3: reach, grasp, and raise a glass/bottle/cup toward the mouth with the affected hand and drink; return to the starting point.