The effect analysis of early functional rehabilitation treatment on the hemiplegic patients suffering from stroke

Objective To study the effect of rehabilitation treatment on the motor function of hemiplegic patients caused by stroke. Methods Sixty cases of acute stroke were randomly divided into a rehabilitation group and a control group. In rehabilitation group, the patients were treated with various facilitation techniques for 6 months. Fugl-Meyer Scale and Barthel Index were used to assess motor function and ADL at pre-therapy and 1, 3 and 6 months post-therapy, respectively. Results The scores of Fugl-Meyer and Barthel index in both groups were similar at pre-therapy stage (all P0.05), but the patients in the rehabilitation group demonstrated much higher scores in Fugl-Meyer and Barthel index than those in the control group at the end of 1,3 and 6 months after rehabilitation therapy (all P0.01). Conclusion Early intensive rehabilitation therapy could effectively improve the motor function and ADL performance of hemiplegic patients. The ensuing home rehabilitation training at the 4, 5 and 6 months was helpful for improving the patients' motor function. The effect of family rehabilitation should be stressed at this period.