Effects of early rehabilitation on upper extremity function of patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke
- VernacularTitle:早期康复对脑卒中后肩-手综合征患者上肢功能的影响
- Author:
Shao-ling WU
;
Li-rong HUANG
;
Jian-xing XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke, shoulder-hand syndrome, early rehabilitation, functions of upper extremity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2002;8(1):24-25
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo study the effects of early rehabilitation on symptom, range of motion (ROM) and motor function of upper extremity of patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke.Methods47 patients were divided into two groups,early rehabilitation group and non-early rehabilitation group.Two groups were treated with comprehensive rehabilitation. The passive ROM, the pain and motor function of affected limb was assessed by Fugl-Meyer Assessment.The evalution was done in pre-treatment and post-treatment respectively. Results1.The passive ROM decreased and the pain of affected limb of the early rehabilitation group were less than the non-early rehabilitation gronp when the shoulder-hand syndrome occour.2.After comprehensive rehabilitation treatment,their clinical symptom ROM and motor function of upper extremity impoved significantly in patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke( P<0.05).The early rehabilitation treatment has better effects. Conclusions The early rehabilitation treatment could decrease the degree of their passive ROM decrease and the pain of affected limb in patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke,and the patients who accepted earlyrehabilitation seemed easly to improve by comprehensive treatment.
