The GRASP is a self-directed arm and hand exercise program developed by Janice Eng, PhD, PT/OT and Jocelyn Harris, PhD, OT with Andrew Dawson, MD, FRCP and Bill Miller, PhD, OT, based on a previous community-based group exercise study for chronic stroke by Marco Y Pang, Jocelyn Harris and Janice Eng. It has been shown to improve arm and hand function and strength after stroke. It can be run as an individual or group program. Resources such as the instructor and client manuals are available on the UBC website.
The Occupational Therapy Department at the Nova Scotia Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre have developed additional resources to implement the GRASP including equipment lists and where to find equipment, a level selection guide, how to set up a GRASP group, videos of each level, and a handout for clients with the video links.
