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@#Contracture and spasticity of ankle joints were major sources of disability in neurological impairment including stroke and cerebral palsy, etc. The manual stretching used in physical therapy might be laborious and time-consuming to the therapists and the outcome was dependent on the experience and the subjectiveend feelingof the therapists. A device was developed that could safely stretch the an-kle joint to its extreme positions with quantitative control of the resistance torque and stretching velocity. Furthermore, it could satisfy a strong need for quantitative and objective measures of the impairment and rehabilitation outcome. This was just the meaning intelligent stretching referred to. This article described the origin of the concept of intelligent stretching and its definition, operational principle, and su-periority and weakness, as well as its application in ankle joint spasticity and contracture in patients with stroke and cerebral palsy.
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@#Objective To compare the efficacy of different models of attention rehabilitation on attention deficits after acquired brain injury. Methods According to the training models, 47 patients with attention deficits were randomly assigned to 3 groups: computer-assisted training group(n=16), face-to-face training group(n=21) and control group(n=10). The training groups were given attention training once a day which sustained 30 minutes for 6 weeks. All patients were tested with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment Battery (LOTCA) before and 6 weeks after the rehabilitation. Results The performance of both the computer-assisted training group and the face-to-face training group significantly improved (P<0.05). The various of the scores was the most in the computer-assisted training group among them (P<0.05). Conclusion The computer-assisted training is a high-effective method for attention deficits.
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@#Objective To compare the efficacy of different rehabilitation models on acalculia after acquired brain injury. Methods 113 cases were randomly assigned to 3 groups: control group(n=37), computer-assisted training group(n=38) and face-to-face training group(n=38). The control group just received cognitive dysfunction evaluation. The training groups received cognitive rehabilitation training 5 days a week and 30 minutes a day which sustained for 6 weeks. And 33 patients were selected to prolong for 12 weeks. They were evaluated with Revised EC301Calculation and Number Processing Battery in Chinese version (EC301-CR) at the beginning, the 6th week point and the 12th week point respectively. Results 6-week after treatment, The performance of both the computer-assisted training group and face-to-face training group significantly improved(P<0.001); It showed that computer-assisted group>face-to-face group>control group(P<0.001) both 6 weeks and 12 weeks latter. Significant negative correlation was found between age and performance of EC301-CR(P<0.05).Conclusion The effect of computer-assisted training on acalculia is superior to face-to-face training; The first 6 weeks of training is the best period for rehabilitation; The younger the patient is, the better results are.