Research in effect of hand function recovery machine on hand function rehabilitation of hemiplegia patients after stroke / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the rehabilitation effect of free rehabilitation, the needle therapy and the hand function recovery machine combined with free rehabilitation on movement function, the feeling function as well as the movement pattern of newly stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods 49 newly stroke patients were divided into the free rehabilitation group, the acupuncture group and the hand function recovery machinegroup, each group received corresponding intervention. The movement function, the feeling function as well as the movement pattern were compared among the three groups using blind method. Results Brunnstrom evaluation for hands feeling-movement function, the Fugl- Meyer evaluation score showed obvious progress compared to before the treatment, score of fine hand - function assessment of Carrshepherd showed no change. Two weeks after treatment,Brunnstrom evaluation for hands feeling-movement function and the Fugl - Meyer evaluation score showed no difference between the free rehabilitation group and the acupuncture group, but the hand function recovery machine group showed better results than the other two groups. One months after treatment,Brunnstrom evaluation for hands feeling-movement function was different among these groups, but not the Fugl-Meyer evaluation score, the hand function recovery machine group showed better results than the other two groups, still score of fine hand-function assessment of Carrshepherd showed no change. Conclusions Acupuncture, free rehabilitation, hand function recov - ery machine all make progress in hand function recovery for newly stroke patients with hemiplegia, but hand function recovery machine combined with free rehabilitation proved to be the best method. Its effect for hand intricate function needs to be enhanced.