1.Effect of Oral Motor Therapy on Dysarthria in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Qin ZHENG ; Min SHEN ; Longwen HE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(4):360-361
Objective To explore the effect of oral motor therapy on dysarthria in children with cerebral palsy. Methods 65 cerebral palsychildren with dysarthria were divided into observation group and control group. All the children received basic rehabilitation, and the observation group received oral motor therapy additionally. The articulation of children was observed before and after treatment. Results Theefficiency rate of the observation group (84.8%) was significantly higher than that of the control group (15.6%) (P<0.001). Conclusion Oral motor therapy is effective on dysarthria in children with cerebral palsy.
2.Importance of Occupational Therapy for Stroke Patients (review)
Shengling XU ; Jing ZHAO ; Longwen HE ; Min SHEN ; Xianying CAI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(4):347-349
Occupational therapy is an important part of rehabilitation medicine. There is movement, feel, swallowing, speech, vision,cognitive, psychological and social relations dysfunction in stroke patients. Occupational therapy play an important part in the whole processof intervention for stroke patients, and help them improve their quality of life.
3.Effect of Psychological Support Therapy on Anxiety Resulted from Pain after Stroke
Shenglin XU ; Xianying CAI ; Min SHEN ; Longwen HE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2011;17(5):422-423
Objective To observe the effect of psychological support therapy on anxiety resulted from pain after stroke. Methods 40 patients with anxiety after stroke were divided equally into psychological support treatment group and control group. They were assessed with Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain before and after treatment. Results The scores of HAMA and VAS improved more in treatment group than in control group (P<.01). Conclusion The psychological support therapy can reduce the anxiety and pain after stroke.
4.Effect of Tetrax Balance Test and Exercise on Balance Function of Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia
Min SHEN ; Dong FANG ; Qiuyan GU ; Hongjie LI ; Longwen HE
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(3):249-250
ObjectiveTo study the effect of Tetrax balance test and exercise on the balance function of stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods50 stroke patients with hemiplegia and with disorder of balance function were divided into treatment group (25 cases) and control group (25 cases). The patients in both groups received regularly rehabilitation train and medical therapy. The treatment group was given balance train and motor function train responded to the analysis of the Tetrax balance assessment as well. They were evaluated with Berg balance scale, motor function of lower extreme in Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and activities of daily living (ADL) before and 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks after treatment respectively. ResultsThere was no difference in balance function and motor function of lower extreme and ADL between treatment group and control group before treatment (P>0.05), but 4 week, 8 week, 12 week after treatment, there were significant improvement for balance function and motor function of lower extreme in both groups (P<0.01), and the treatment group improved more significantly than those of control group (P<0.05).ConclusionTexrax balance assessment can help understand the obstacle in balance function and formulate more suitable rehabilitation treatment.
5.Constraint-induced Movement Therapy on Upper Extremities for Sub-acute Stroke
Longwen HE ; Guangyu SHEN ; Min SHEN ; Shenglin XU ; Jun NI ; Junyan CAI ; Zhenjie ZHU ; Qi GU ; Xianying CAI ; Dong FANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2011;17(2):165-167
ObjectiveTo assess the effects of constraint-induced movement therapy(CIMT) on sub-acute stroke patients with upper extremity motor dysfunction.Methods63 patients with hemiplegia after stroke were divided into two groups: control group(31 cases) and CIMT group(32 casese). The two groups received the regular rehabilitation training for 14 d. Then the control group went on the the regular rehabilitation training, while the CIMT group received CIMT for 14 d. All patients were assessed by the Action Research Arm Test(ARAT) and Fugl-Meyer(FMA) on the first day, the 15th day and the 30th day after the treatment.ResultsARAT score and FMA scores were higher in CIMT group than in the control group 30 d after the treatment and in CIMT group 15 days after the treatment(P<0.001).ConclusionCIMT is more effective to improve the upper limb motor function of the sub-acute stroke patients than the regular rehabilitation training.
6.“Minimal harm”and“optimal care”:the concepts and practices of medical humanities in enhanced recovery after surgery
Longwen FU ; Changhua ZHANG ; Honglu XU ; Yu CHENG ; Yulong HE
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(8):932-940
In recent years, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has been widely used in clinical practice, aiming to optimize perioperative management measures through evidence-based medicine and reduce the physical and mental trauma, stress reactions, and complications of surgical patients through multidisciplinary collaboration. This paper examined the clinical practice of ERAS from the perspective of medical humanities, reviewed its development and characteristics, and first pointed out that the concept of “minimal harm” laid the medical humanities foundation for ERAS. However, the concept of “minimum harm” faced ethical and realistic challenges in practice, such as differentiated cognition between benefits and non-harm, the tension between generalization and personalization, and the gap between rehabilitation continuity and family care. This paper led into the caregiving perspective of social sciences, proposed “optimal care” as a supplement to the medical humanities concept of ERAS, and introduced its connotation and practice. The combination of “minimal harm” and “optimal care” can provide theoretical guidance for medical humanistic care in ERAS and innovate the practical path of medical humanities into clinical practice.