Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy on Upper Limb Function and Activities of Daily Living for Old Stroke / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#ObjectiveTo observe occupational therapy combing with physical therapy on the upper limb movement function and the activities of daily living for the old stroke patient.Methods62 stroke patients with hemiplegia were divided into the observation group (occupational therapy with physical therapy) and control group (physical therapy). All patients were evaluated with Bathel Index (BI) and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) before and 3 months after treatment.ResultsThe scores of BI and FMA increased significantly in the observation group compared with the control group after the treatment (P<0.01).ConclusionOccupational therapy combing with physical therapy can obviously improve the upper limb movement function and the activities of daily living for the old stroke patient.