Control study of early and late post-operative functional exercise in Arnold-Chiari malformation patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2009.13.007
- VernacularTitle:Arnold-Chiari畸形患者术后早期与晚期功能锻炼的对照研究
- Author:
Shu-Zhen YIN
1
;
Yan LIANG
Author Information
1. 北京大学第三医院
- Keywords:
Arnold-Chiari malformation;
Exercise movement techniques;
Postoperative complications;
Postoperative cage
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2009;15(13):1222-1224
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study influence of early and late functional exercise on post-operative symptomatic relief and complication in Arnold-Chiari malformation patients. Methods A total of 74 Arnold-Chiari malformation patients were divided into two groups: early functional exercise(n=41) and late functional exercise(n=33). The result of the two groups were compared. Results Age and sex of the two groups had no significant difference. Pain relief, muscle force improvement, thermesthesia improvement, numbness relief and decubitus in the two groups had significantly different. Symptoms of patients who did early functional exercise relieved better. Conclusions Early post-operative functional exercise had beneficial effect on symptom relief and complication prevention in Arnold-Chiari malformation patients.
