Effects of Early Rehabilitation on Motor Function, Spasticity and Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction

Aim: The Fugl-Meyer scale, the modified Ashworth scale and the modified Barthel index were used to measure the function of patients with acute cerebral infarction and evaluate the influence of early rehabilitation intervention on motor function, spasticity and activities of daily living(ADL) in acute cerebral infarction patients with hemiplegia. Methods: 90 patients were divided randomly into two groups: a control group and a rehabilitation group. Patients in the rehabilitation group were given clinical treatment and regular rehabilitation training, while those in the control group were given clinical treatment and unguided self-training. The evaluation were done in pre-treatment and post-treatment after 30 days respectively. Results: The common data, motor scores, spasticity scores and ADL scores have no significant difference in the two groups pre- treatment (P0.05). Though the scores of FMA and ADL in the two groups were improved after 30- day treatment,the scores in the rehabilitation group were obviously superior to those in the control group(P0.05). Spasticity scores were also obviously superior to those in the control group(P0.05).Conclusion: Early rehabilitation is an effective approach which can improve motor function, muscle spasticity and ADL in patients with hemiplegia after acute cerebral infarction.