Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy on Upper Limb Function and Activities of Daily Living for Old Stroke
- VernacularTitle:作业疗法和运动疗法对老年脑卒中患者上肢功能及日常生活活动能力的影响
- Author:
Mai LEI
;
Bin LU
;
Min WU
;
Shengjie WU
;
Qingcheng YANG
;
Zhonger LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke, upper limb movement function, activities of daily living (ADL), occupational therapy, physical therapy, elderly
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2010;16(12):1167-1168
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe occupational therapy combing with physical therapy on the upper limb movement function and the activities of daily living for the old stroke patient.Methods62 stroke patients with hemiplegia were divided into the observation group (occupational therapy with physical therapy) and control group (physical therapy). All patients were evaluated with Bathel Index (BI) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) before and 3 months after treatment.ResultsThe scores of BI and FMA increased significantly in the observation group compared with the control group after the treatment (P<0.01).ConclusionOccupational therapy combing with physical therapy can obviously improve the upper limb movement function and the activities of daily living for the old stroke patient.
