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Objective@#To investigate the effects of self-made rehabilitation on lower extremity motor function in patients with stroke hemiplegia.@*Methods@#In total, 60 stroke patients with hemiplegia who were unable to walk, were randomly assigned to the traction training belt plus routine rehabilitation group (experimental group) and routine rehabilitation group (control group),30 cases respectively. There were five outcomes: Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment of the lower extremity(FMA-LE), Kendall method for Manual Muscle Testing(MMT), Berg Balance Scale(BBS), Functional Ambulation Classitication(FAC) and Activity of Daily Living(ADL).@*Results@#For patients on therapy for 12 weeks, the results of both groups were statistically significant (t=-19.185--7.971, P <0.01) . The levels of FMA-LE, BBS and FAC were 29.6 ± 3.7 and 24.9 ± 5.9 (t=3.609, P <0.05) , 31(21, 40) and 22(10, 32)(t=-2.194, P <0.05), 3(3, 4) and 3(2, 3) (t=-2.270, P <0.05) in the test group and the control group, respectively. There was no significant difference in the levels of MMT and ADL (P >0.05).@*Conclusions@#The application of traction training belt tested in this study are significant efficacy in rehabilitation effects on lower extremity motor function, muscle strength, balance function and walking ability in stroke patients with hemiplegia, and is worth being promoted.
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Objective To investigate the effects of self-made rehabilitation on lower extremity motor function in patients with stroke hemiplegia. Methods In total, 60 stroke patients with hemiplegia who were unable to walk, were randomly assigned to the traction training belt plus routine rehabilitation group (experimental group) and routine rehabilitation group (control group),30 cases respectively. There were five outcomes: Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment of the lower extremity(FMA-LE), Kendall method for Manual Muscle Testing(MMT), Berg Balance Scale(BBS), Functional Ambulation Classitication(FAC) and Activity of Daily Living(ADL). Results For patients on therapy for 12 weeks, the results of both groups were statistically significant(t=-19.185--7.971, P <0.01). The levels of FMA-LE, BBS and FAC were 29.6 ± 3.7 and 24.9 ± 5.9(t=3.609, P<0.05), 31(21, 40) and 22(10, 32)( t=-2.194, P<0.05) , 3(3, 4) and 3 (2, 3)(t=-2.270, P<0.05)in the test group and the control group,respectively. There was no significant difference in the levels of MMT and ADL (P >0.05). Conclusions The application of traction training belt tested in this study are significant efficacy in rehabilitation effects on lower extremity motor function, muscle strength, balance function and walking ability in stroke patients with hemiplegia, and is worth being promoted.
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@#Objective To study the effect of foot motor imagery on lower extremity motor function in hemiplegics after stroke. Methods 72 hemiplegics were randomly divided into two groups: the experiment group and the control group. Normal rehabilitation was performed in the both groups and motor imagery was added in the experiment group. They were assessed with lower extremity Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and gait analysis. Results The scores of FMA in knee, ankle and lower extremity, gait frequency and speed improved in experiment group more than in controls（P<0.05）. Conclusion Foot motor imagery can improve lower extremity motor function.