Effects of Rehabilitation Stroke Unit on Shoulder-hand Syndrome Post Stroke

VernacularTitle:康复卒中单元对脑卒中肩手综合征的疗效观察
Author: Xinnian DAI ; Shouqin SHAN ; Qinghua CHEN ; Ming CAI ; Tao LIANG ; Dan WANG ; Weijuan YAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: shoulder-hand syndrome, rehabilitation stroke unit, stroke, rehabilitation training
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(11):1013-1015
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation stroke unit on patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke. Methods 90 stroke patients with shoulder-hand syndrome were divided into two groups: control group (45 cases) was treated with conventional treatment and experimental group (45 cases) was incorporated into the rehabilitation stroke unit. The therapeutic course was 6 weeks.Brunnstrom stage, Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) and modified Barthel index (MBI) were used to assess the degree of the motor function of upper limb and hand, and activities of daily living (ADL), and the total clinical efficacy were evaluated. Results The motor function of upper limb and hand and ADL improved in both groups after treatment (P<0.05), while the experimental group was significantly superior to the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Rehabilitation stroke unit has preferable effect on shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke.