Well-designed board sanding can improve the upper extremity motor functioning of hemiplegic stroke patients / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To observe the effect of well-designed board sanding training on the upper extremity motor functioning of hemiplegic stroke survivors.Methods:Sixty stroke survivors with hemiplegia were randomly divided into an observation group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases). All received conventional rehabilitation. The observation group′s training involved intelligent board sanding, while the control group′s training involved traditional sanding.Results:After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in the Fugl-Meyer upper extremity scores, modified Barthel index scores and reported shoulder pain in both groups, with the observation group′s averages significantly better than those of the control group. After the intervention, the average scores of both groups on the modified Ashforth scale had also improved significantly.Conclusions:Supplementing conventional rehabilitation treatment with intelligent board sanding can significantly improve upper extremity motor function and ability in the activities of daily living of stroke survivors with hemiplegia while somewhat relieving shoulder pain. The effect is better than with traditional board sanding.