Effects of early rehabilitation on motor function of upper and lower extremities and activities of daily living in patients with hemiplegia after stroke

Objective To study the effect of early rehabilitation on motor function of upper and lower extremities and activities of daily living(ADL)in patients with hemiplegia after stroke.Methods 76 patients were randomly divided into two groups,rehabilitation group(38 cases) and control group(38 cases).Patients in the rehabilitation group were given clinical treatment and regular rehabilitation training,while those in control group were given clinical treatment and unguided self-training.The evaluation was done in pre-treatment and post-treatment(6-8weeks) respectively.Motor function was assessed with Fugl-Meyer assessment(FMA),ADL assessed with Barthel Index.Result The motor scores(measured by FMA) and ADL scores(measured by Barthel index) in the two groups were improved after 6-8weeks treatment,but there was a significant difference between the two groups,the scores in the rehabilitation group were obviously superior to those in the control group(P0.01).The improvement degree of FMA scores between upper and lower extremity had no statistical difference.Conclusion Early rehabilitation training of the patients with stroke hemiplegia may obviously improve motor function of the limbs and raise ADL scores.