Study on the Early Rehabilitation on Patients with Cerebral Infarction

To determine time window of rehabilitation after acute cerebral infarction and value the effects of early rehabilitation on motor function and ADL,48 patients with cerebral infarction were divided into three groups,early rehabilitation(17),no early rehabilitation(19),and control groups(12).Early rehabilitation group were treated with systematic rehabilitation training within 14 days,no early rehabilitation group was treated 14 days later,and control group was treated with no rehabilitation training.The three groups were assessed by the Fugl-Meyer assessment(FMA) and modified barthel index(MBI).Comparisons between the three groups found no significant difference in age,sex.The evaluation scores of FMA,MBI demonstrate that there wasn′t significant difference between early rehabilitation group and control group before treatment(P0.05),but after treatment,the gain of scores in the early rehabilitation group were obviously higher than those in the control group(P0.01) and the no early rehabilitation group(P0.01),however,there was no significant difference between the increased scores of the control group and the no early rehabilitation(P0.05).It is conclused that recovery of function after acute cerebral infarction don't derive from improvement of neurological function alone,The early rehabilitation training is effective and safe on the patient,could improve motor function and ADL(activities of daily living).