Improving effect of tertiary rehabilitation training on upper limb motor function after cerebral hemorrhage / 心血管康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study effects of tertiary rehabilitation training on upper limb motor function recovery in patients with cerebral hemorrhage.Methods: A total of 120 patients with cerebral hemorrhage, who were treated in our hospital from May 2013 to May 2015, were selected.According to random number table, they were randomly and equally divided into routine rehabilitation group and tertiary rehabilitation group, and both groups received the same routine medical treatment and nursing.Simple test for evaluating hand function scale (STEF), Fugal-Meyer motor assessment (FMA) and Brunnstrom limb motor function assessment were used to assess and compare limb recovery after rehabilitation training between two groups.Results: At the end of first month of rehabilitation training, there were no significant difference in STEF and FMA scores between two groups, P>0.05 both.On the end of second month of rehabilitation training and later, compared with routine rehabilitation group, there were significant rise in STEF score[end of second month (3.3±0.5) scores vs.(4.2±1.1) scores, end of sixth month (6.3±1.2) scores vs.(8.5±1.1) scores], total STEF score[(20.2±4.2) scores vs.(38.2±3.5) scores]and FMA score[end of second month (28.4±3.6) scores vs.(33.4±2.7) scores, end of sixth month (38.2±6.6) scores vs.(46.3±5.8) scores]in tertiary rehabilitation group, P<0.05 all.Compared with routine rehabilitation group after six-month rehabilitation training, there were significant rise in percentages of Brunnstrom stage V (23.33% vs.43.33%) and stage VI (6.67% vs.20.00%) in tertiary rehabilitation group(P<0.05 both).Conclusion: Tertiary rehabilitation training can significantly improve upper limb motor function in patients with cerebral hemorrhage, so it's worth extending.