Testing new rehabilitation approaches to improve walking and spatial awareness after stroke

This study is testing whether combining two rehabilitation treatments can help stroke survivors recover better from spatial neglect—a condition where people have trouble noticing one side of their body or surroundings after a right-side stroke. Researchers will use prism adaptation therapy (special glasses that shift your view) combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (gentle electrical pulses to muscles) to see if together they improve how people notice space and walk. The study will first test these approaches in healthy volunteers, then compare the results in stroke survivors.

Spatial neglect affects more than half of people with right-hemisphere strokes and makes recovery harder, increases fall risk, and leads to longer hospital stays. Researchers want to understand whether combining these two proven therapies works better than either one alone to help stroke survivors regain their ability to notice their full surroundings and walk safely.